Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 113, Shloka 6
रावणवधदर्शनम्
Lament of the Rākṣasa Women upon Seeing Rāvaṇa Slain
ददृशुस्तामहाकायंमहावीर्यंमहाद्युतिम् ।रावणंनिहतम्भूमौनीलाञ्जनचयोपमम् ।।।।
dadṛśus tāṃ mahākāyaṃ mahāvīryaṃ mahādyutim | rāvaṇaṃ nihataṃ bhūmau nīlāñjanacayopamam ||
Nakita nila si Rāvaṇa—may dambuhalang katawan, dakilang lakas at maningning na ningning—na nakahandusay na patay sa lupa, na wari’y bunton ng maitim na batong anjana.
They looked at the gigantic body of Ravana of extraordinary valour, full of splendor, killed and lying like a heap of dark mountain on the ground.
FAQs
Greatness without dharma ends in collapse; the fall of a radiant, mighty figure teaches the impermanence of power when severed from righteousness.
The mourners behold Rāvaṇa’s body lying dead on the battlefield.
The epic emphasizes discernment: recognizing that valor and splendor are not substitutes for dharma.