Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 2
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
ततोहतांस्तान् सहसानिशम्यराजामुमोहपरिप्लुताक्षः ।पुत्रक्षयंभ्रातृवधं च घोरंविचिन्त्यराजाविपुलंप्रदध्यौ ।।।।
tato hatāṃs tān sahasā niśamya rājā mumūha pariplutākṣaḥ | putrakṣayaṃ bhrātṛvadhaṃ ca ghoraṃ vicintya rājā vipulaṃ pradadhyau ||
Nang biglang marinig ng hari na sila’y napatay, siya’y nawalan ng ulirat, at ang kanyang mga mata’y nalunod sa luha. Sa pagninilay sa kakila-kilabot na pagkapuksa ng anak at sa pagpatay sa kapatid, siya’y bumaon sa mabigat at malalim na pag-iisip.
Ravana, the prosperous king of Rakshasas, seeing his son sallying forth surrounded by huge army spoke.
FAQs
It underscores karmic consequence: grievous violence rebounds as grief and inner collapse, reminding that adharma brings suffering even to the powerful.
Rāvaṇa learns of severe losses in battle—his kin have been killed—and he is overwhelmed by sorrow and shock.
Not virtue but a cautionary contrast: the verse highlights the fragility of pride and power when confronted with the results of wrongdoing.