Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 113, Shloka 24

रावणवधदर्शनम्

Lament of the Rākṣasa Women upon Seeing Rāvaṇa Slain

Devanagari script

वानराणांविनाशोऽयंराक्षसानां च तेरणे ।तवचैवमहाबाहो दैवयोगादुपागतः ।।।।

Transliteration

vānarāṇāṃ vināśo 'yaṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca te raṇe | tava caiva mahābāho daivayogād upāgataḥ ||

Translation

О могучерукий, в этой войне гибель постигла ванаров, ракшасов и тебя самого — по соединению судеб, по воле рока.

Word by Word

• वानराणाम्: of the Vanaras
• वानराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• विनाशः: destruction
• विनाशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• राक्षसानाम्: of the Rakshasas
• राक्षसानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण (location)

• तव: of you
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (महौ बाहू यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• दैवयोगात्: from the conjunction of fate, by fate's ordinance
• दैवयोगात्: Hetu (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daiva-yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दैवस्य योगः), पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (ablative), एकवचन; हेतुः (cause)

• उपागतः: has come about, has occurred
• उपागतः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-gam (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP used in active sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (विनाशः)

Context

"O mighty armed Ravana! For Vanaras, Rakshasas and you too, this destruction in this war has come by divine grace."

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Vānaras
• Rākṣasas
• Daiva (Fate)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Adharma in leadership spreads suffering widely; when destiny ripens the consequences, even the powerful cannot isolate themselves from the fallout.

What is the narrative situation?

The lament widens from personal grief to a panoramic view of war’s cost across both armies, attributing the outcome to fate’s convergence.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sobriety and impartiality in judgment—recognizing the shared devastation rather than only one side’s loss.