Shloka 78

रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः

Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct

Devanagari script

मारीचकुम्भकर्णाभ्यांवाक्यंममपितुस्तथा ।न श्रुतंवीर्यमत्तेनतस्येदंफलमीदृशम् ।।।।

Transliteration

mārīca-kumbhakarṇābhyāṁ vākyaṁ mama pituś tathā | na śrutaṁ vīrya-mattena tasyedaṁ phalam īdṛśam ||

Translation

Ngươi đã chẳng lắng nghe lời của Mārīca và Kumbhakarṇa, cũng chẳng nghe lời khuyên của phụ vương ta; say men sức mạnh của mình, ngươi gạt bỏ tất cả—nên mới có kết cục như thế này.

Word by Word

• mārīca-kumbhakarṇābhyām: by Maricha and Kumbhakarna
• mārīca-kumbhakarṇābhyām: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārīca (प्रातिपदिक) + kumbhakarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: dvandva (द्वन्द्व) 'Maricha and Kumbhakarna'; Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Dvivacana (dual/द्विवचन)

• vākyam: advice/words
• vākyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• pituḥ: of (my) father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• śrutam: was listened to
• śrutam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta (क्त), Napuṃsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; passive impersonal: 'was not heeded'

• vīrya-mattena: through pride of valor
• vīrya-mattena: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīrya (प्रातिपदिक) + matta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: vīrya-matta (तत्पुरुष: 'intoxicated with valor'); Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; agent/cause

• tasya: of that/therefore
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Napuṃsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• phalam: result
• phalam: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• īdṛśam: of this kind
• īdṛśam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifies phalam

Context

"You did not take the advice of both Maricha and Kumbhakarna. You have also not taken the advice of my father because of the pride of your valour. This kind of result is the consequence of that."

Characters & Entities

• Mandodarī
• Rāvaṇa
• Mārīca
• Kumbhakarṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma warns against vīrya-mada (pride in power): arrogance that rejects counsel ripens into inevitable consequences (phala).

What is the narrative situation?

Mandodarī lists those who advised Rāvaṇa and frames his downfall as the fruit of ignoring them.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The implied virtue is restraint and humility—tempering strength with discernment.