Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 93, Shloka 5
Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint
उपलभ्यचिरात्संज्ञां राजाराक्षसपुङ्गव ।।।।पुत्रशोकाकुलोदीनोविललापाकुलेन्द्रियः ।
upalabhya cirāt saṃjñāṃ rājā rākṣasapuṅgavaḥ |
putraśokākulo dīno vilalāpa ākulendriyaḥ ||
ครั้นเนิ่นนานแล้ว ราชาผู้เป็นยอดแห่งรากษสก็ได้สติคืนมา คร่ำครวญด้วยความโศกถึงบุตร ตกอยู่ในความอาดูร อินทรีย์สับสน จึงร่ำไห้ครวญครางออกมาดังๆ
As the Rakshasas were talking in that manner, Ravana, deluded with anger, went fast to Vaidehi in Ashoka grove.
FAQs
Unchecked attachment and grief can destabilize judgment; dharma requires steadiness of mind (self-governance) even amid loss.
Rāvaṇa, after being stunned by the events surrounding his son’s death, comes back to awareness and begins lamenting.
By contrast (implicitly), the virtue highlighted is mental composure; the verse shows its absence in Rāvaṇa.
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