Shloka 1
माल्यवानुपदेशः—रावणक्रोधः तथा लङ्काद्वाररक्षा-व्यवस्था
Malyavan’s Counsel, Ravana’s Anger, and the Fortification of Lanka
तत्तुमाल्यवतोवाक्यंहितमुक्तंदशाननः ।नमर्षयतिदुष्टात्माकालस्यवशमागतः ।।।।
tattu mālyavato vākyaṃ hitam uktaṃ daśānanaḥ |
na marṣayati duṣṭātmā kālasya vaśam āgataḥ ||
แต่ทศานนะผู้มีสิบเศียร ผู้มีใจชั่วและตกอยู่ใต้อำนาจแห่งมัจจุราชแล้ว มิอาจทนถ้อยคำอันเป็นประโยชน์และเปี่ยมด้วยความหวังดีที่มาลยวานกล่าวได้
The ten-headed Ravana, having fallen under the sway of death could not tolerate Malyavatha's words of advice.
FAQs
Dharma requires receptivity to beneficial advice; refusal of wholesome counsel due to ego and wicked intent accelerates downfall.
At the opening of the next sarga, the narrator states that Rāvaṇa cannot bear Mālyavān’s good counsel, foreshadowing further ruin.
By contrast (through negation), the virtue highlighted is humility; Rāvaṇa’s lack of it is shown as a moral failing.