Shloka 55
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
एवंप्रभावंभर्तारंदृष्टवारामेणपातितम् ।।।।स्थिरास्मियादेहमिमंधारयामिहतप्रिया ।
evaṃ prabhāvaṃ bhartāraṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmeṇa pātitam | sthirāsmi yā deham imaṃ dhārayāmi hatapriyā ||
ایسی ہیبت و قوت والے اپنے شوہر کو، رام کے ہاتھوں گرا ہوا دیکھ کر بھی میں قائم ہوں؛ محبوب کے بچھڑ جانے پر بھی اسی جسم کو یہاں سنبھالے ہوئے ہوں۔
"Such a husband of mine endowed with this kind of influence, killed by Rama, is lying here. Beholding the lover gone, I am holding this body and standing here."
FAQs
Dharma here is truthful acceptance of reality (Satya) and endurance: even amid devastation, one bears life and faces the consequences of actions already set in motion.
Mandodarī, having seen Rāvaṇa killed by Rāma, expresses stunned grief and notes her own continued living despite the loss.
Fortitude (dhairya): the ability to remain standing and endure sorrow when confronted with irreversible truth.