Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 46, Shloka 47
शरबन्धनम् (The Binding by Arrows) / Indrajit’s Illusory Assault and the Vanaras’ Consolation
उत्पपातततोहृष्टःपुत्रंचपरिषस्वजे ।।6.46.47।।रावणोरक्षसांमध्येश्रुत्वाशत्रूनिपातितौ ।
utpapāta tato hṛṣṭaḥ putraṁ ca pariṣasvaje |
rāvaṇo rakṣasāṁ madhye śrutvā śatrū nipātitau ||6.46.47||
رکشسوں کے بیچ، جب راون نے سنا کہ اس کے دشمن گرا دیے گئے ہیں، تو وہ خوشی سے اچھل پڑا اور اپنے بیٹے کو گلے لگا لیا۔
In the midst of Rakshasas, Ravana hearing the news of his enemies being killed, rejoiced, and got up from his couch and embraced his son.
FAQs
The verse indirectly warns that joy rooted in adharma—rejoicing at the apparent fall of the righteous—signals moral inversion; Dharma is not measured by victory alone but by the justice of one’s cause and response.
Indrajit has returned after using a powerful weapon; news reaches Rāvaṇa that the two principal enemies (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) have been brought down, prompting Rāvaṇa’s public rejoicing.
Not virtue but a revealing trait: Rāvaṇa’s exhilaration and attachment to triumph, highlighting how pride and delusion can eclipse discernment about Dharma.