Shloka 6
Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint
हाराक्षसचमूमुख्यममवत्समहाबल ।।।।जित्वेन्द्रंकथमद्यत्वंलक्ष्मणस्यवशंगतः ।
hā rākṣasa-camū-mukhya mama vatsa mahā-bala | jitvendraṃ katham adya tvaṃ lakṣmaṇasya vaśaṃ gataḥ ||
അയ്യോ, രാക്ഷസസൈന്യത്തിന്റെ മുഖ്യനേ! എന്റെ വത്സാ, മഹാബലവാനേ! ഇന്ദ്രനെയും ജയിച്ച നീ ഇന്ന് എങ്ങനെ ലക്ഷ്മണന്റെ അധീനതയിൽ വീണു?
'Because of the sinful resolve of hunch back Mandara, this grief has come to Kausalya surely. Let her be burnt'.
FAQs
The verse underscores the moral law of consequences: even great might and past victories cannot shield one aligned with adharma from downfall in a dharmic war.
Rāvaṇa laments the defeat (and likely death) of his powerful son/commander at the hands of Lakṣmaṇa.
Lakṣmaṇa’s valor and steadfastness in duty, implicitly contrasted with the Rākṣasa side’s reliance on power and conquest.