Shloka 11

रावणवधदर्शनम्

Lament of the Rākṣasa Women upon Seeing Rāvaṇa Slain

Devanagari script

एवमार्ताःपतिंदृष्टवारावणंनिहतंभुवि ।चुक्रुशुर्भहुधाशोकाद्भूयस्ताःपर्यदेवयन् ।।।।

Transliteration

evam ārtāḥ patiṃ dṛṣṭvā rāvaṇaṃ nihataṃ bhuvi | cukruśur bahudhā śokād bhūyas tāḥ paryadevayan ||

Translation

她们悲痛欲绝，见夫君罗波那倒毙于地，便以种种方式哀号，因无边忧伤而一再恸哭哀叹。

Word by Word

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

• आर्ताः: afflicted
• आर्ताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ārta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (संदर्भे स्त्रियः), प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of tāḥ)

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• रावणम्: Ravana
• रावणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेष्य (apposition to patim)

• निहतम्: slain
• निहतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni + han (धातु) + nihata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of rāvaṇam)

• भुवि: on the ground
• भुवि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• चुक्रुशुः: cried out
• चुक्रुशुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kruś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• बहुधा: many times / in many ways
• बहुधा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahudhā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/प्रकारवाचक (adverb: in many ways/times)

• शोकात्: from grief
• शोकात्: Hetu (हेतु/पञ्चमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• भूयः: again / exceedingly
• भूयः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक/अधिक्यवाचक (again, more)

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

• पर्यदेवयन्: lamented
• पर्यदेवयन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + div (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

Afflicted on beholding their husband Ravana, killed, and lying on the ground, the Rakshasa women again and again cried exceedingly in many ways overcome with grief.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Rākṣasī women

FAQs

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

Dharma acknowledges grief as a real consequence of wrongdoing and war; sorrow spreads beyond the wrongdoer to dependents and loved ones.

What is the narrative situation?

Collective lamentation of the rākṣasī women after witnessing Rāvaṇa’s body on the ground.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fidelity and emotional truth—unrestrained expression of loss.