रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
कथं च नामतेराजन् लोकानाक्रम्यतेजसा ।।।।नारीचौर्यमिदंक्षुद्रंकृतंशौण्डीर्यमानिना ।
kathaṃ ca nāma te rājan lokān ākramya tejasā |
nārīcauryam idaṃ kṣudraṃ kṛtaṃ śauṇḍīryamāninā |
அரசே, ஒளிவலிமையால் உலகங்களை ஆக்கிரமித்த நீ, வீரத்தைக் களிப்பாகக் கொண்டிருந்தும், இந்தச் சிறுமையான ‘பெண்-கவர்ச்சி’ (நாரீசௌரியம்) எவ்வாறு செய்தாய்?
"King! You have invaded the world by your brilliance and were proud of your heroism. How did you do this mean act of abducting a woman?"
True valor is aligned with maryādā (moral boundaries); abusing power to abduct a woman is condemned as base and adharmic.
The speaker rebukes Rāvaṇa, contrasting his reputation for might with the disgraceful act that triggered the war.
Kṣātra-maryādā (honorable warrior conduct): courage must be governed by restraint and righteousness.