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Shloka 26

रावणवधदर्शनम्

Lament of the Rākṣasa Women upon Seeing Rāvaṇa Slain

Devanagari script

विलेपुरेवंदीनास्ताराक्षसाधिपयोषितः ।कुरर्यइवदुःखार्ताबाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणाः ।।।।

Transliteration

vilepur evaṃ dīnāstā rākṣasādhipayoṣitaḥ | kurarya iva duḥkhārtā bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇāḥ ||

Translation

ดังนั้นเหล่ามเหสีของจอมราชันแห่งรากษสจึงร่ำไห้อย่างอเนจอนาถ; ถูกทุกข์โศกบีบคั้น ดวงตาพร่ามัวสั่นไหวด้วยน้ำตา—คร่ำครวญดุจนกกุรรี

Word by Word

विलेपुःthey wailed

एवम्thus

दीनाःwretched, pitiable

ताःthose

राक्षसाधिपयोषितःthe wives of the lord of Rakshasas

कुरर्यःospreys/kurarī-birds

इवlike

दुःखार्ताःafflicted with sorrow

बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणाःwhose eyes were clouded with tears

Context

The wives of Ravana wailed piteously in that manner filled with grief, eyes dimmed with tears, they roared like krauncha birds.।। itayāraṣēvālamīkīyēśarīmadarāmāyaṇēādikāvayēyudadhakāṇaḍētarayōdaśōtataraśatatamasasaragaḥ ।।This is the end of one hundred and thirteenth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

Rāvaṇa

Rākṣasa women (queens/wives)

FAQs

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

War born of adharma culminates in collective grief; the innocent and dependent also suffer, reminding rulers to weigh consequences beyond themselves.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rāvaṇa’s death, the rākṣasa women lament loudly, and the poet uses a bird-simile to convey the intensity of mourning.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate witnessing: the narrative invites ethical reflection through a vivid portrayal of sorrow rather than triumphalism.