Shloka 118
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
शास्त्रादृष्टेनविधिनामहर्षिविहितेन च ।।6.114.117।।तत्रमेध्यंपशुंहत्वाराक्षसेन्द्रस्यराक्षसाः ।परिस्तरणिकांराज्ञोघृताक्तांसमवेशयन् ।।6.114.118।।
śāstrādṛṣṭena vidhinā maharṣivihitena ca | tatra medhyaṃ paśuṃ hatvā rākṣasendrasya rākṣasāḥ | paristaraṇikāṃ rājño ghṛtāktāṃ samaveśayan ||
Ayon sa paraang itinakda ng mga śāstra at iniutos ng mga dakilang ṛṣi, doon ay pinatay ng mga rākṣasa ang isang banal na hayop na panghandog; at para sa kanilang hari, ang panginoon ng mga rākṣasa, inilatag nila ang sapin na pinahiran ng ghee.
Thereafter according to tradition laid down in sastras by great Rsis, the ogres killed a cow and spread a sheet, daubed it with ghee and spread it on the body of the king of Rakshasa.
FAQs
The same dharma as the preceding verse: ritual duty anchored in śāstra is upheld regardless of the turmoil of war.
A recensional repetition reinforces that the rites for Rāvaṇa are carried out according to authoritative tradition.
Continuity of tradition: preserving correct practice (ācāra) even in crisis.