THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 9 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

¢vB£xNaE¢³:   -   VIBHISHANA'S   SPEECH  
 
ttaE   ¢nk[ØBaE   rBs:   s¥yISæO¤mIhabl:   .  
s¤çOG"aE   yåOkaEpà   mhapaáImhaEdr¬   =1=  
A¢g"kEt¤à   ѤDIxa©I   r¢ÜmkEt¤à   raXs:   .  
iÓd#j£Åc   mhatEja   blvan#avNaÏmj:   =2=  
p#hÞtaE{T   ¢vãpaXaE   vj#d|¾®aE   mhabl:   .  
D¥m#aXàa¢tkayà   Ѥm¤IKàWv   raXs:   =3=  
p¢rGaÓp¢ÊóSaÓp#asaM¯ÅC¢³S¥lpráGan¯   .  
capa¢n   c   sbaNa¢n   KÄña|à   ¢vp¤laM¯¢ÅCtan¯   =4=  
pg¦/   prm@[¼a:   sm¤ÏpÏy   c   raXsa:   .  
Ab#¤vn#avN|   sv©I   p#d£çOa   iv   tEjsa   =5=  
tt:    then
¢nk[ØB:    Nikumbha
rBs:    Rabhasa
s¥yISæO¤:    Suryasatru
mhabl:    with great might
s¤çOG":    Suptagna
yåOkaEp:   c    Yajnakopa also
mhapaáImhaEdr¬    Mahaparswa and Mahodara
A¢g"kEt¤:   c    Agniketu also
ѤDIxI:    difficult to conquer
r¢ÜmkEt¤:   c    Rasmiketu also
raXs:    ogre
iÓd#j£t¯   c    Indrajit also
mhatEja    with extraordinary energy
blvan¯    powerful
ravNaÏmj:    son of Ravana
p#hÞt:   AT    Prahasta also
¢vãpaX:    Virupaksha
vj#d|¾®:    Vajradamstra
mhabl:    with great might
D¥m#aX:   c    Dhumraksha also
A¢tkay:   c    Atikaya also
Ѥm¤IK:    Durmukha
c    also
ev   raXs:    ogres also
p¢rGan¯    iron clubs
p¢ÊóSan¯    spears
p#asan¯    pikes
S¢³S¥lpráGan¯    darts, javelins and axes
capa¢n   c    bows also
sbaNa¢n    with arrows
KÄñan¯   c    swords
¢vp¤lan¯    large
¢Stan¯    sharp
p#g¦/    firmly grasping
prm@[¼a:    extremely angered
sm¤ÏpÏy    jumping up
c    also
raXsa:    ogres
Ab#¤vn¯    spoke
ravN|    to Ravana
sv©I    all
p#d£çOa:   iv    as if flaming
tEjsa    with glory
 
1   to   5.Then   Nikumbha,   Rabhasa,   the   mighty   Suryasatru,   Saptaghna,  
Yajnagopa,   Mahaparswa   and   Mahodara,   the   difficult   to   conquer   Agniketu,  
Rasmiketu,   Ravana's   son   Indrajit,   Prahasta,   Virupaksha,   Vajradamstra,  
mighty   Dhumraksha,   Atikaya   and   Durmukha   all   the   above   ogers   firmly  
grasping   iron   clubs,   spears,   pikes,   darts,   javelins,   axes   and   bows   with  
arrows   jumping   up   extremely   angered   and   as   if   flaming   with   glory  
spoke   to   Ravana.    
Aï   ram|   v¢DÝyam:   s¤g#£v|   c   slßmNm¯   .  
k]pN|   c   hn¥mÓt|   lÄða   yEn   p#D¢xIta   =6=  
Aï    today
ram|    Rama
v¢DÝyam:    we will kill
s¤g#£v|   c    Sugriva also
slßmNm¯    with Lakshmana
k]pN|    the wretched
c   hn¥mÓt|    Hanuman also
lÄða    Lanka
yEn    by whom
p#D¢xIta    was outraged
 
6.All   the   ogres   told   Ravana   that   they   will   kill   Rama   and   Sugriva   with  
Lakshmana   as   also   the   wretched   Hanuman   by   whom   Lanka   was  
outraged.    
taÓg¦h£tay¤DaÓsvaIÓvar¢yÏva   ¢vB£xN:   .  
Ab#v£t¯p#a¸¢lvaIÀy|   p¤n:   p#Ïy¤pvEÜy   tan¯   =7=  
tan¯    those
g¦h£tay¤Dan¯    gripping weapons
svaIn¯    all
var¢yÏva    restraining
¢vB£xN:    Vibhishana
Ab#v£t¯    spoke as follows
p#a¸¢l:    with joined palms
vaÀy|    his opinion
p¤n:   p#Ïy¤pvEÜy    making them seated
tan¯    those
 
7.Vibhishana,   restraining   all   those   who   were   gripping   their   weapons  
and   making   them   seated,   spoke   as   follows   his   opinion.    
AÔy¤payW¢ÞæO¢BÞtat   yaE{TI:   p#açO¤|   n   SÀytE   .  
tÞy   ¢v@mkala|ÞtaÓy¤³anah¥mIn£¢xN   =8=  
A¢p   upayW:    the expedients
¢æO¢B:    three
tat    dear brother
y:    which
ATI:    the objective
p#açO¤|    to obtain
n   SÀytE    is not possible
tÞy    for that
¢v@mkalan¯    time for using prowess
tan¯    those
u³an¯    expedients
Aah¥:    have said
mn£¢xN:    the elders
 
8.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   the   elders   have   said   the   time   for   using  
prowess   to   obtain   the   objective   which   is   not   possible   to   attain   through  
the   three   expedients.    
p#mäOEÝv¢By¤³Ex¤   dWvEn   p#htEx¤   c   .  
¢v@maÞtat   ¢s¼Y¢Ót   pr£ßy   ¢v¢Dna   k]ta:   =9=  
p#mäOEx¤    who are careless
A¢By¤³Ex¤    who are alert
dWvEn    by god
p#htEx¤    abandoned
c    also
¢v@ma:    deeds of prowess
tat    dear brother
¢s¼Y¢Ót    succeed
pr£ßy    after analysing
¢v¢Dna    by practice
k]ta:    prescribed
 
9.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   in   case   of   those   who   are   careless,   alert  
but   abadoned   by   god   deeds   of   prowess   will   succeed   only   after   analysing  
as   prescribed   by   practice.    
Ap#mäO|   kT|   t|   t¤   ¢v¢jg£x¤|   blE   ¢ÞTtm¯   .  
¢jtraEx|   ѤraDxI|   p#DxI¢yt¤¢mÅCT   =10=  
Ap#mäO|    very watchful
kT|    how
t|   t¤    him also
¢v¢jg£x¤|    is keen to conquer
blE   ¢ÞTtm¯    supported by divine power
¢jtraEx|    controlled his anger
ѤraDxI|    difficult to conquer
p#DxI¢yt¤|    to overcome
iÅCT    you desire
 
10.Vibhishana   asked   Ravana   how   did   he   desire   to   overcome   Rama  
who   is   very   watchful,   keen   to   conquer,   supported   by   divine   power,  
controlled   his   anger   and   difficult   to   conquer?              
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