Shloka 20
Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint
स पुत्रवधसन्तप्तश्शूरःक्रोधवशंगतः ।।।।समीक्ष्यरावणोबुद्ध्यावैदेह्यारोचयद्वधम् ।
sa putra-vadha-santaptaḥ śūraḥ krodha-vaśaṃ gataḥ |
samīkṣya rāvaṇo buddhyā vaidehyā rocalyad vadham ||
പുത്രവധത്തിന്റെ ദുഃഖത്തിൽ ദഹിച്ച ആ ശൂരൻ രാവണൻ ക്രോധവശനായി; ബുദ്ധിയാൽ ആലോചിച്ച് വൈദേഹിയെ വധിക്കുവാൻ നിശ്ചയിച്ചു।
Pondering over the death of his asura son, Ravana was overtaken by fury, and reviwed thinking about the destruction of Vaidehi.
FAQs
Targeting the innocent in revenge is adharma; dharma forbids shifting one’s grief into cruelty against a blameless person.
After Indrajit’s death, Rāvaṇa—overwhelmed by anger—plans to kill Sītā (Vaidehī).
The implied virtue is protection of the helpless and respect for moral boundaries in war; Rāvaṇa’s intention violates this.