Verse 114·VR 6.111.114

रावणम् प्रयते देशे स्थाप्य ते भृशदुःखिताः || ६-१११-११४ चितां चन्दनकाष्ठैश्च पद्मकोशीरसंवृताम् | ब्राह्म्या संवर्तयामासू राङ्कवास्तरणावृताम् || ६-१११-११५ वर्तते वेदविहितो राज्ञो वै पश्चिमः क्रतुः |

Translation

Keeping the body of Ravana on a consecrated spot, Vibhishana and others, who were very much afflicted with grief, piled up a sacred pyre, with logs of sandalwood, moistened with perfumes called Padmaka and Koshira and covered with the skin of black antelopes, turned about to perform the obsequies in accordance with Vedic rites in honour of the king.

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-115. sthaapya

keeping

raavaNam

(the body of ) Ravana

prayate deshe

on a consecrated spot; (Vibhishana and others)

bhR^isha duHkhitaaH

who were very much afflicted with grief

samvartayaamaasuH chitaam

piled up a pyre

braahmyaa

which was sacred

chandana kaaShThaishcha

with logs of sandalwood

padma koshiira samvR^itaam

moistened with perfumes called Padmaka and Koshira

raaNka vaastaraNaavR^itam

covered with the skin of black antelopes

vartate

turned about

pashchima kratuH

to perform the obsequies

vedavihitaH

in accordance = with the Vedic rites

raajJNaH

in honour of the king.

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Mandodari Laments on Ravana's Death

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