Shloka 5

रावणवधदर्शनम्

Lament of the Rākṣasa Women upon Seeing Rāvaṇa Slain

Devanagari script

ताबाष्पपरिपूर्णाक्ष्योभर्तृशोकपराजिताः ।करेण्वइवनर्द्नत्योविनेदुर्हतयूथपाः ।।।।

Transliteration

tā bāṣpaparipūrṇākṣyo bhartṛśokaparājitāḥ | kareṇva iva nardantyo vineduḥ hatayūthapāḥ ||

Translation

ดวงตาของพวกนางเอ่อล้นด้วยน้ำตา และพ่ายแพ้ต่อความโศกแห่งสวามี; พวกนางร้องกึกก้อง—ดุจช้างพังทั้งหลายเมื่อจ่าฝูงถูกสังหาร—เปล่งเสียงคำรามอันน่าสะพรึง

Word by Word

• ददृशुः: they saw
• ददृशुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (refers to 'that (sight)/that (body)' in context)

• महाकायम्: huge-bodied
• महाकायम्: Karma (कर्म) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाकाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महान् कायः (huge-bodied); विशेषणम् (रावणम्)

• महावीर्यम्: of great valor
• महावीर्यम्: Karma (कर्म) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महत् वीर्यम् (of great valor); विशेषणम् (रावणम्)

• महाद्युतिम्: of great radiance
• महाद्युतिम्: Karma (कर्म) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाद्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महती द्युतिः (of great splendor); विशेषणम् (रावणम्)

• रावणम्: Ravana
• रावणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of seeing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निहतम्: slain
• निहतम्: Karma (कर्म) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (रावणम्)

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नीलाञ्जनचयोपमम्: like a heap of dark collyrium (blue-black mass)
• नीलाञ्जनचयोपमम्: Karma (कर्म) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील-अञ्जन-चय-उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: नीलाञ्जनस्य चय इव उपमः (comparable to a heap of dark collyrium/blue-black mass); विशेषणम् (रावणम्)

Context

Bellowing like female elephants that had lost their husbands, the women roared eyes filled with tears on account of grief for their husbands.

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasa women
• Elephants (kareṇu, yūthapa)

FAQs

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

The epic underscores compassion and the moral weight of loss: even enemies’ families experience unbearable sorrow, urging restraint and righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

The women mourn loudly on the battlefield, their lament compared to elephants crying after their leader’s death.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Karunā (compassion) as a readerly virtue: the verse trains the audience to feel the tragedy of war beyond partisan victory.