Shloka 21

रावणवधदर्शनम्

Lament of the Rākṣasa Women upon Seeing Rāvaṇa Slain

Devanagari script

वृत्तकामोभवेद्भ्रातारामोमित्रकुलंभवेत् ।।।।वयंचाध्विवाःसर्वाःसकमा न च शत्रवः ।

Transliteration

vṛttakāmo bhaved bhrātā rāmo mitrakulaṃ bhavet |

vayaṃ cādhavivāḥ sarvāḥ sakāmāḥ na ca śatravaḥ ||6.113.21||

Translation

你兄长的心愿本可成就；罗摩本可成为我族的盟友。我们也不至于尽成寡妇，仇敌的所愿亦不会得逞。

Word by Word

• वृत्तकामः: with desires fulfilled
• वृत्तकामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛtta-kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वृत्तः/पूर्णः कामः यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (भ्राता)

• भवेत्: would be
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भ्राता: brother
• भ्राता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मित्रकुलम्: a friendly clan, a clan of friends
• मित्रकुलम्: Karma/Predicative (कर्म/पूरक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra-kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मित्राणां कुलम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; here predicate complement with 'भवेत'

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• अधविवाः: not widows
• अधविवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-dhavivā (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास)
• Form: नञ्-तत्पुरुष (धविवा = विधवा; अ-धविवा = not widowed), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (सर्वाः)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (वयम् implied as women)

• सकामाः: with desires satisfied/with husbands desired
• सकामाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष/सह-समास (कामेन सह/कामयुक्ताः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• शत्रवः: enemies
• शत्रवः: Predicative (पूरक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate noun with implied 'स्याम'

Context

"If your brother's desire had been fulfilled Rama would have turned to be our friend. We would not have been widows. Our enemy's desire would not have been fulfilled."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vibhīṣaṇa (implied as 'brother' in the counsel-context)
• enemies (śatravaḥ) (contextually: Rāma’s side / Laṅkā’s opponents)

FAQs

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

Dharma in statecraft includes de-escalation, restitution, and alliance with righteousness; refusing dharmic reconciliation leads to avoidable devastation.

What is the narrative situation?

The lamenters imagine an alternate outcome: if dharmic advice had been followed, Laṅkā would have avoided widowhood and defeat.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence guided by dharma—choosing peace and right alliance over pride-driven hostility.