रावणरथवैभव–निमित्तदर्शन–राममातलिसंवादः
Ravana’s Chariot, Portents, and Rama–Matali Instructions
सन्ध्ययाचावृतालङ्काजपापुष्पनिकाशया ।।।।दृश्यतेसम्प्रदीप्तेवदिवसेऽपिवसुन्धरा ।
sandhyayā cāvṛtā laṅkā japāpuṣpanikāśayā | dṛśyate sampradīpteva divase 'pi vasundharā ||
لَنکا پر گویا شام کی چادر تن گئی تھی؛ جپا (ہبسکس) کے پھولوں جیسی سرخی چھا گئی، اور دن کے اجالے میں بھی زمین یوں دکھائی دیتی تھی جیسے شعلہ زن ہو۔
Meteors and huge fire dropped there indicating Ravana's end. Seeing them, Rakshasas were sad.
When adharma dominates a realm, even its ‘daylight’ is darkened—Dharma is depicted as the condition for social and cosmic clarity.
The setting itself becomes ominous: Laṅkā and the earth take on an unnatural red gloom before the climax.
Collective responsibility: a kingdom’s moral state affects its atmosphere; righteous governance (rājadharma) is implied by contrast.
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