Shloka 126
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
ततोविमुक्त्वासशरंशरासनंमहेन्द्रदत्तंकवचं च तन्महत् ।विम्युचरोषंरिपुनिग्रहात्ततोरामःसुसौम्यत्वमुपागतोऽरिहा ।।।।
tato vimuktvā saśaraṃ śarāsanaṃ mahendradattaṃ kavacaṃ ca tan mahat | vimucya roṣaṃ ripunigrahāt tato rāmaḥ susaumyatvam upāgato 'rihā ||
پھر اس نے تیر سمیت کمان کو، اور مہेندر کی عطا کردہ وہ عظیم زرہ بھی اتار رکھ دی۔ دشمن کو قابو میں کر لینے کے بعد رام—دشمنوں کے قاتل—نے غصّہ چھوڑ دیا اور دوبارہ نہایت نرم و شفیق سکون کی حالت کو پہنچ گئے۔
Rama the destroyer of his enemies, giving up arrows, bow, and the shield given by Mahendra, gave up anger by destroying the enemy and assumed gentleness.।। itayāraṣēvālamīkīyēśarīmadarāmāyaṇēādikāvayēyudadhakāṇaḍēcaturadaśōtataraśatatamasasaragaḥ ।।This is the end of one hundred and fourteenth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma includes emotional mastery: after fulfilling the hard duty of battle, Rāma relinquishes anger and returns to gentleness—power governed by self-control.
With the enemy subdued, Rāma puts down his weapons and divine armor and transitions from battlefield fury to calm dignity.
Self-restraint (dama) and measured conduct (maryādā): the warrior becomes compassionate and composed once duty is complete.