सर्गः ९९
In which Mandōdarī mourns Rāvaṇa as Sītā's victim while Rāma bids reluctant Vibhīṣaṇa honor him with funeral fire
Mandōdarī gazes at Rāvaṇa and laments — Mandōdarī marvels a mere man fells the world conqueror — Mandōdarī blames lust for Sītā and scorned counsel — Mandōdarī recalls past joys and present widowhood — Mandōdarī mourns her own fate apart from Rāvaṇa — Rāma bids Vibhīṣaṇa perform the obsequies — Vibhīṣaṇa refuses to honor the adharmic brother — Rāma declares enmity ends with death — Vibhīṣaṇa cremates Rāvaṇa and consoles the women