Shloka 84
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
अप्रियामिवोपसंगृह्यकिंशेषेरणमेदिनीम् ।।।।अप्रियामिवकस्माच्छमांनेच्छस्यभिभाषितुम् ।
apriyām ivopasaṅgṛhya kiṁ śeṣe raṇamedinīm |
apriyām iva kasmāc cha māṁ necchasy abhibhāṣitum ||
Por que jazes no chão do campo de batalha, abraçando a terra como se fosse uma amada? E por que, como se eu não te fosse querida, não queres responder-me?
"You are lying in the battlefield embracing it as if it is a loved one. Why are you not willing to answer me?"
FAQs
Dharma recognizes the truth of mortality; grief seeks dialogue, but Satya requires accepting silence where life has ended.
Mandodarī addresses the fallen Rāvaṇa, unable to accept his stillness, speaking as though he might reply.
Conjugal devotion (pativratā-bhāva) and emotional honesty in mourning.