s¤¢n¢v¾|   ¢ht|   vaÀym¤³vÓt|   ¢vB£xNm¯   .
Ab#v£Ïpâx|   vaÀy|   ravN:   kalcaE¢dt:   =1=

s¤¢n¢v¾|

full of meaning

¢ht|

wholesome

vaÀy|

advice

u³vÓt|

told

¢vB£xNm¯

to Vibhishana

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

pâx|

harsh

vaÀy|

words

ravN:

Ravana

kalcaE¢dt:

under the influence of death

1.Ravana,   under   the   influence   of   death,   spoke   harsh   words   to
Vibhishana   who   had   given   wholesome   advice   full   of   meaning.

vsEÏsh   spÏnEn   @[¼EnaS£¢vxEN   va   .
n   t¤   ¢mæOp#vadEns|vsEÅCæO¤sE¢vna   =2=

vsEt¯

can live

sh

with

spÏnEn

even though an enemy

@[¼En

enraged

AaS£¢vxEN   va

with a serpent

n

not

t¤

in this

¢mæOp#vadEn

posing as a friend

s|vsEt¯

can live

SæO¤sE¢vna

is devoted to the enemy

2.Ravana   told   Vibhishana   that   one   can   live   with   an   enemy   or   even
with   an   enraged   serpent   but   can   not   live   with   one   who   posing   as   a
friend   is   devoted   to   the   enemy.

jana¢m   S£l|   åOat£na|   svIlaEkEx¤   raXs   .
¶Ýy¢Ót   ÛysnEÝvEtE   åOat£na|   åOaty:   sda   =3=

jana¢m

I know well

S£l|	the character

åOat£na|

of relatives

svIlaEkEx¤

in all the worlds

raXs

ogre

¶Ýy¢Ót

will rejoice

ÛysnEx¤

in misfortunes

etE

these

åOat£na|

of their relatives

åOaty:

relatives

sda

always

3.Ravana   told   Vibhishana   that   he   knew   well   the   character   of   relatives
in   all   the   worlds   who   rejoice   at   the   the   misfortune   of   their   relatives.

p#Dan|   saDn|   vWï|   DmIS£l|   c   raXs   .
åOatyaE   /vmÓyÓtE   S¥r|   p¢rBv¢Ót   c   =4=

p#Dan|

the chief

saDn|

carries on duties

vWï|

learned

DmIS£l|

given to piety

c

also

raXs

ogre

åOaty:   ¢h

relatives only

AvmÓyÓtE

humiliates

S¥r|

a hero

p¢rBv¢Ót   c

create trouble also

4.Ravana   told   Vibhishana   that   even   if   one   carries   out   his   duties,   is
learned,   given   to   piety   and   a   hero   the   relatives   humiliate   him   and
creat   trouble   as   well.

¢nÏymÓyaEÓys|¶¾:   ÛysnEÝvatta¢pn:   .
p#ÅC°¶dya   GaEra   åOatyÞt¤   Byavha:   =5=

¢nÏym¯

always

AÓyaEÓys|¶¾:

who rejoice with one another

ÛysnEx¤

in difficulties

Aatta¢pn:

ready to kill with drawn swords

p#ÅC°¶dya:

with secret designs

GaEra:

cruel

åOaty:

relatives

t¤   Byavha:

and treacherous

5.Ravana   told   Vibhishana   that   relatives   who   rejoice   with   one   another
have   secret   designs   ready   to   kill   with   drawn   sword   while   in   difficuty,
are   cruel   and   treacherous.

½¥yÓtE   h¢Þt¢Bg£Ita:   ÜlaEka:   pîvnE   Àv¢ct¯   .
paShÞta°raÓè¾qva   S¦N¤   taÓgdtaE   mm   =6=

½¥yÓtE

have been heard

h¢Þt¢B:

by elephants

g£ta:

sung

ÜlaEka:

the following slokas

pîvnE

in forst of padmavana

Àv¢ct¯

in the past

paShÞtat¯

with snares

nran¯

men

è¾qva

seeing

S¦N¤	please listen

tan¯

those

gdt:	being sung

mm

from me

6.Ravana   told   Vibhishana   that   it   is   heard   that   in   the   past   slokas   were
sung   by   elephants   in   the   forest   of   padmavana   on   seeing   men   with
snares   and   listen   to   me   repeat   them.

na¢g"naIÓya¢n   SÞæOa¢N   n   n:   Byavha:   .
GaEra:   ÞvaTIp#m¤³aÞt¤   åOatyaE   naE   Byavha:   =7=

n

not

A¢g":

fire

n

not

AÓya¢n   SÞæOa¢N

other weapons

n

not

n:

for us

Byavha:

strike terror

GaEra:

cruel

ÞvaTIp#m¤³a:

actuated by self interest

t¤   åOaty:

relations alone

n:

for us

Byavha:

strike terror

7.Ravana   told   Vibhishana   that   according   to   the   elephants   neither   fire
nor   other   weapons   nor   snares   strike   terror   for   them   but   only   cruel
relatives   actuted   by   self   interest   strike   terror   in   them.

upaymEtE   vßy¢Ót   g#hNE   naæO   s|Sy:   .
k]ÏÞa"aìyaj¯åOa¢tBy|   s¤k¾|   ¢v¢dt|   c   n:   =8=

upay|

the means

etE

these

vßy¢Ót

point out

g#hNE

for catching

n

not

AæO

in this

s|Sy:

doubt

k]ÏÞa"at¯

of all

Byat¯

dangers

åOa¢tBy|

danger from relatives

s¤k¾|

is formidable

¢v¢dt|   c

as is known

n:

to us

8.Ravana   told   Vibhishana   that   the   elephants   felt   that   the   means   point
out   the   way   of   catching   them   without   doubt.   Of   all   dangers   the   most
formidable   one   is   from   relatives   which   is   well   known.

¢vïtE   gaEx¤   s|p°|   ¢vïtE   b#a'NE   dm:   .
¢vïtE   ÞæO£x¤   capÚy|   ¢vïtE   åOa¢ttaE   Bym¯   =9=

¢vïtE

there exists

gaEx¤

in cow

s|p°|

wealth

¢vïtE

there exists

b#a'NE

in brhamana

dm:	control of senses

¢vïtE

there exists

ÞæO£x¤

in women

capÚy|

capriciousnes

¢vïtE

there exists

åOa¢tt:

from rlatives

Bym¯

danger

9.Ravana   told   Vibhishana   that   there   exists   wealth   in   cow,   control   of
senses   in   brahmanas   ,   capriciousness   in   women   and   danger   from
relatives.

ttaE   nE¾¢md|   s¬Øy   ydh|   laEksÏk]t:   .
eEáyIm¢Bjatà   ¢rp¥Na|   m¥rqÒÓyv¢ÞTt:   =10=

tt:

therefore

n   i¾|

is not to your liking

id|

this

s¯y	good brother

yt¯

that

Ah|

I am

laEksÏk]t:

honured by the world

eEáyI|

all the wealth

A¢Bjat:

have got

c

also

¢rp¥Na|

of the enemies

m¥¢D"I   Av¢ÞTt:

am standing on the heads

10.Ravana   told   Vibhishana   that   he   is   honoured   by   the   world,   attained
all   the   wealth   and   stand   on   the   heads   of   enemies   which   are   not   to
Vibhishana's   liking.