Araṇya Kāṇḍa 31: Śūrpaṇakhā rebukes Rāvaṇa · 3.31.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.31.1

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 31: Śūrpaṇakhā rebukes Rāvaṇa. She exposes his ignorance of Janasthāna’s destruction and warns that pleasure, failed intelligence and neglect will cost him his Kingdom

In the sequence: Before the ministers, Śūrpaṇakhā accuses Rāvaṇa of being absorbed in pleasure and failing to recognize the grave danger that has arisen

3.31.1

tataḥ śūrpaṇakhā dīnā rāvaṇaṃ lokarāvaṇam
amātyamadhye saṃkruddhā paruṣaṃ vākyam abravīt

Then the wretched Śūrpaṇakhā, enraged, in the midst of the ministers spoke harsh words to Rāvaṇa, the tormentor of the world.

Words: tataḥ — then; śūrpaṇakhā — Śūrpaṇakhā; dīnā — wretched, miserable; rāvaṇaṃ — to Rāvaṇa; lokarāvaṇam — the tormentor of the world; amātyamadhye — in the midst of the ministers; saṃkruddhā — enraged; paruṣaṃ — harsh; vākyam — word, speech; abravīt — spoke

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.