Shloka 24
सीताहरणोत्तरं लङ्काप्रवेशः
Sita’s Abduction and Ravana’s Entry into Lanka
निर्यातयितुमिच्छामि तच्च वैरमहं रिपोः।न हि लप्स्याम्यहं निद्रामहत्वा संयुगे रिपुम्।।।।
niryātayitum icchāmi tacca vairam ahaṁ ripoḥ | na hi lapsyāmy ahaṁ nidrām ahatvā saṁyuge ripum ||
निर्यातयितुमिच्छामि तच्च वैरमहं रिपोः। न हि लप्स्याम्यहं निद्रामहत्वा संयुगे रिपुम्॥
I want to take revenge on my foe. I shall not sleep until I kill him in a combat.
FAQs
The verse illustrates how obsession with retaliation erodes inner peace (sleep). Ramayana ethics treats such fixation on हिंसा (violence) as adharma, because it is driven by ego and rage rather than justice.
Rāvaṇa publicly commits himself to killing his enemy in battle, presenting it as a personal necessity.
Relentless determination—portrayed here as a dangerous, morally misdirected resolve.