Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 113, Shloka 26

रावणवधदर्शनम्

Lament of the Rākṣasa Women upon Seeing Rāvaṇa Slain

Devanagari script

विलेपुरेवंदीनास्ताराक्षसाधिपयोषितः ।कुरर्यइवदुःखार्ताबाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणाः ।।।।

Transliteration

vilepur evaṃ dīnāstā rākṣasādhipayoṣitaḥ | kurarya iva duḥkhārtā bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇāḥ ||

Translation

یوں راکشسوں کے سردار کی بیویاں نہایت بے بس ہو کر بین کرنے لگیں؛ غم سے تڑپتی، آنکھیں آنسوؤں سے بھر کر دھندلا گئیں—اور وہ کُرَری پرندوں کی طرح فریاد کرتی رہیں۔

Word by Word

• विलेपुः: they wailed
• विलेपुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vilap (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक

• दीनाः: wretched, pitiable
• दीनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ताः ... योषितः)

• ताः: those
• ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• राक्षसाधिपयोषितः: the wives of the lord of Rakshasas
• राक्षसाधिपयोषितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa-adhipa-yoṣit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (राक्षसाधिपस्य योषितः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• कुरर्यः: ospreys/kurarī-birds
• कुरर्यः: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kurarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Upamādyotaka (उपमाद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमावाचक (like/as)

• दुःखार्ताः: afflicted with sorrow
• दुःखार्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkha-ārta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दुःखेन आर्ताः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणाः: whose eyes were clouded with tears
• बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāṣpa-paryākula-īkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (बाष्पेण पर्याकुलानि ईक्षणानि यस्याः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ताः)

Context

The wives of Ravana wailed piteously in that manner filled with grief, eyes dimmed with tears, they roared like krauncha birds.।। itayāraṣēvālamīkīyēśarīmadarāmāyaṇēādikāvayēyudadhakāṇaḍētarayōdaśōtataraśatatamasasaragaḥ ।।This is the end of one hundred and thirteenth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Rākṣasa women (queens/wives)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

War born of adharma culminates in collective grief; the innocent and dependent also suffer, reminding rulers to weigh consequences beyond themselves.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rāvaṇa’s death, the rākṣasa women lament loudly, and the poet uses a bird-simile to convey the intensity of mourning.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate witnessing: the narrative invites ethical reflection through a vivid portrayal of sorrow rather than triumphalism.