¢nSacrEÓd#Þy   ¢nSØy   vaÀy|   s   k[ØBkNIÞy   c   g¢jIta¢n   .
¢vB£xNaE   raXsrajm¤Áym¤vac   vaÀy|   ¢htmTIy¤³m¯   =1=

¢nSacrEÓd#Þy

king of ogres

¢nSØy

hearing

vaÀy|

words

s:

that

k[ØBkNIÞy

of Kumbhakarna

c   g¢jIta¢n

the thundering also

¢vB£xN:

Vibhishana

raXsrajm¤Áy|

foremost of the rulers of ogres

uvac   vaÀy|

spoke the following words

¢htmTIy¤³m¯

salutary and significant

1.Vibhishana   hearing   the   words   of   Ravana   and   the   thundering   of
Kumbhakarna   spoke   the   following   salutary   and   significant   words.

v¦taE   ¢h   baºÓtrBaEgra¢S¢àÓta¢vx:   s¤¢Þmtt£ßNd|¾®:   .
p·aÄñ^l£p·¢SraE¢tkay:   s£tamha¢hÞtv   kEn   rajn¯   =2=

v¦t:	was chosen

¢h

surely

baºÓtrBaEgra¢S:

bosom for coils

¢cÓta¢vx:

thought for poison

s¤¢Þmtt£ßNd|¾®:

sweet smile for sharp fangs

p·aÄñ^l£p·¢SraE¢tkay:

five fingers for its five heads

s£tamha¢h:

huge serpent in the form of Sita

tv

to you

kEn

by whom

rajn¯

king

2.Vibhishana   asked   Ravana   who   selected   the   huge   serpent   in   the   form
of   Sita   with   her   bosom   for   coils,   thoughts   for   poison,   sweet   smiles
for   poison   and   fiev   fingers   for   five   heads?

yavÅc   lÄða|   sm¢Bd#v¢Ót   bl£m¤Ka:   pvItk\zmaæOa:   .
d|¾®ay¤DaàWv   nKay¤Daà   p#d£yta|   daSrTay   mW¢Tl£   =3=

yavt¯

before

c

also

lÄða|

Lanka

sm¢Bd#v¢Ót

being invaded

bl£m¤Ka:

by monkeys

pvItk\zmaæOa:

tall as mountain tops

d|¾®ay¤Da:

have teeth for weapon

c

also

ev

only

nKay¤Da:   c

have nails for weapons

p#d£yta|

be given back

daSrTay

to Rama

mW¢Tl£

princes of Mithila, Sita

3.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   Sita   be   given   back   to   Rama   before   the
monkeys,   tall   as   mountain   tops   and   with   teeth   and   nails   for   weapons
invaded   Lanka.

yav°   g¦ÿ¢Ót   ¢Sra|¢s   baNa   ramE¢rta   raXsp¤Äñvanam¯   .
vj#aEpma   vay¤smanvEga:   p#d£yta|   daSrTay   mW¢Tl£   =4=

yavt¯   n   g¦ÿ¢Ót

before catching

¢Sra|¢s

the heads

baNa:

arrows

ramE¢rta:

discharged by Rama

raXsp¤Äñvanam¯

foremost of ogres

vj#aEpma:

like thunderbolt

vay¤smanvEga:

swift as the wind

p#d£yta|

be given back

daSrTay

to Rama

mW¢Tl£

princess of Mithila, Sita

4.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   let   Sita   be   given   back   to   Rama   before
the   arrows   discharged   by   Rama,   which   are   like   thunderbolt   and   swift
as   the   wind   catches   the   heads   of   foremost   of   ogres.

n   k[ØBkN©IÓd#¢jt¬   n   raja   tTa   mhapaáImhaEdr¬   va   .
¢nk[ØBk[ØB¬   c   tTa{¢tkay:   ÞTat¤|   n   S³a   y¤¢D   raGvÞy   =5=

n	not capable

k[ØBkN©IÓd#¢jt¬

Kumbhkarna and Indrajit

n	not capable

raja

king

tTa

similarly

mhapaáImhaEdr¬

Mahaparswa and Mahodara

va

or

¢nk[ØBk[ØB¬    c

Nikumbha and Kumbha also

tTa

similarly

A¢tkay:

Atikaya

ÞTat¤|

to stand

n   S³a:

are not capable

y¤¢D

in combat

raGvÞy

with Rama

5.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   neither   Kumbhakarna   and   Indrajit   nor
Mahaparswa   and   Mahodara   nor   Nikumbha   and   Kumbha   nor   Atikaya
can   stand   Rama   in   combat.

j£v|Þt¤   ramÞy   n   maEßysE   Ïv|   g¤çO:   s¢væOa{ÔyT   va   mâ¢ì:   .
n   vasvÞyaÄðgtaE   n   m¦ÏyaEnIBaE   n   patalmn¤p#¢v¾:   =6=

j£vn¯

alive

t¤   ramÞy

from Rama only

n   maEßysE

will not return

Ïv|

you

g¤çO:

protected

s¢væOa

by Sun god

A¢p

even

AT   va

or else

mâ¢ì:

by Wind god

n	will not return alive

vasvÞy

of Indra

AÄðgt:

seated on lap

n	will not return alive

m¦ÏyaE:

of Yama

nB:

sky

n	will not return alive

patalm¯

nethermost region

An¤p#¢v¾:

even if entered

6.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   he   will   not   return   alive   from   Rama
even   if   protected   by   the   Sun   god   or   wind   god   or   seated   on   the   lap
of   Indra   or   Yama   nor   if   entered   the   sky   or   nethermost   region.

¢Bt¯Ïva   n   tavt¯p#¢vS¢Ót   kay|   p#aNa¢ÓtkaÞtE{S¢nt¤ÚyvEga:   .
¢Sta:   Sra   raGv¢vp#m¤³a:   p#hÞt   tEnWv   ¢vkÏTsE   Ïvm¯   =7=

¢Bt¯Ïva

piercing

n

not

tavt¯

till now

p#¢vS¢Ót

entered

kay|

body

p#aNa¢Ótka:

sure to take the life

tE

your

AS¢nt¤ÚyvEga:

with the energy of thunder

¢Sta:

sharp

Sra:

arrows

raGv¢vp#m¤³a:

discharged by Rama

p#hÞt

Prahasta

Ïvm¯

you

7.Vibhishana   old   Prahasta   that   the   sharp   arrows   of   Rama   with   the
energy   of   thunder   has   not   penetrated   his   body   and   that   is   why   he
is   boasting.

¢nSØy   vaÀy|   t¤   ¢vB£xNÞy   tt:   p#hÞtaE   vcn|   bBaxE   .
n   naE   By|   ¢vî   n   dWvtE×yaE   n   danvE×yaE   /T   va   k[t¢àt¯   =8=

¢nSØy   vaÀy|

hearing the words

t¤

in this

¢vB£xNÞy

of Vibhishana

tt:

then

p#hÞt:

Prahasta

vcn|

words

bBaxE

spoke

n

do not

n:

for us

By|

danger

¢vî

know

n	do not know

dWvtE×y:

from gods

n	do not know

danvE×y:

from demons

¢h

surely

AT

then

va

or

k[t¢àt¯

fom anywhere

8.Hearing   the   words   of   Vibhishana,   Prahasta   told   him   that   they   do
not   know   danger   from   gods   nor   from   demons   nor   from   anywhere
else.

n   yXgÓDvImhaErgE×yaE   By|   n   s|ÁyE   ptgaEäOmE×y:   .
kT|   n¤   ramaì¢vta   By|   naE   nrEÓd#p¤æOaÏsmrE   kda¢ct¯   =9=

n

no

yXgÓDvImhaErgE×y:

from Yakshas, Gandharavas and Mahoragas

By|

danger

n

not

s|ÁyE

in the battle field

ptgaEäOmE×y:

from birds

kT|

how

n¤

even

ramat¯

from Rama

B¢vta

will come

By|

danger

n:

for us

nrEÓd#p¤æOat¯

son of a ruler of mortals

smrE	on the battlefield

kda¢ct¯

at any time

9.Prahasta   told   Vibhishana   that   they   do   not   have   danger   in   the   battle
field   from   Yakshas,   Gandharvas,   Mahoragas   nor   birds.   Then   how
can   there   by   danger   at   any   time   from   Rama,   son   of   a   ruler   of   mortals?

p#hÞtvaÀy|   Ïv¢ht|   ¢nSØy   ¢vB£xNaE   raj¢htan¤kaÄü£   .
ttaE   mhaÏma   vcn|   bBaxE   DmaITIkamEx¤   ¢n¢v¾b¤¢¼:   =10=

p#hÞtvaÀy|

words of Prahasta

t¤

in this

A¢ht|

leading to disaster

¢nSØy

haring

¢vB£xN:

Vibhishana

raj¢htan¤kaÄü£

a well wisher of the king

tt:

then

mhaÏma

great soul

vcn|

words

bBaxE

spoke as follows

DmaITIkamEx¤

into righteousness and prosperity

¢n¢v¾b¤¢¼:

with mind penetrated

10.Hearing   the   words   of   Prahasta   which   could   lead   to   disaster,
Vibhishana   with   mind   penetrated   into   righteousness   and   properity
and   a   well   wisher   of   king,   spoke   the   following   words.