THE RAMAYANA
YUDDHA KANDA
SARGA 16 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20
ravNEn
¢vB£xN¢nÓdnm¯ -
RAVANA CASTIGATES VIBHISHANA
yTa
p¤ÝkrpN©Ix¤ p¢ttaÞtaEy¢vÓdv:
.
n
ÜlExm¤pgÅC¢Ót tTa{nay©Ix¤
s¬¶dm¯ =11=
p¤ÝkrpN©Ix¤
| on lotus leaves |
taEy¢vÓdv: |
drops of water |
11.Ravana told
Vibhishana that like the
drops of water do not
adhere
to the
lotus leaf, love bestowed
on unworthy do not enter
their
heart.
yTa
mD¤krÞtxaId#s| vaEÓd° ¢vïtE
.
tTa
Ïvm¢p tæOªv tTa{nay©Ix¤
s¬¶dm¯ =12=
12.Ravana told
Vibhshana that affection does
not stay in the heart
of
unworthy like
the bee does not stay
in the flower from which
it is
sucking nectar
and Vibhishana was also
like that.
yTa
p¥vI gj: Þa"aÏva g¦/
hÞtEn vW rj: .
Ñ¥xyÏvaÏmnaE
dEh| tTa{nay©Ix¤ s¬¶dm¯
=13=
Þa"aÏva |
having taken bath |
13.Ravana told
Vibhishana that like the
elephant soils its body
with
sand picking
it up with its proboscis
after a bath first, the
affection on
unworthy gets
soiled.
yTa
Sr¢d mEGana| ¢s·tam¢p
gjItam¯ .
n
BvÏyØb¤s|²EdÞtTa{nay©Ix¤
s¬¶dm¯ =14=
¢s·tam¯ |
filled with water |
A¢p gjItam¯
| thundering also |
AØb¤s|²Ed:
| saturated with water |
14.Ravana told
Vibhishana that like the
earth is saturated with
water
from the
rain bearing clouds with
thunder in autumn, so also
the
affection on
the unworthy does not moisten
his heart.
AÓyÞÏvEv|¢vD|
b#¥ya¹aÀymEt¢°Sacr .
A¢ÞmÓm¤h¥t©I
n BvEt¯Ïva| t¤ ¢D±[lpa|snm¯
=15=
n BvEt¯ |
will not be alive |
k[lpa|snm¯ |
obloquy on the race |
15.Ravana told
Vibhishana that in case
anyone else had uttered
these
words he
would not be alive even
for a moment. He will
not see
Vibhishana the
obloquy on the race.
iÏy¤³:
pâx| vaÀy| Óyayva¢d
¢vB£xN: .
uÏppat
gdapa¢Nàt¤¢BI: sh raXsW:
=16=
Óyayva¢d |
spoken what is right |
16.Vibhishana, who
spoke what was right, being
told the harsh words
rose mace
in hand alongwith four
ogres.
Ab#v£Åc
tda vaÀy| jat@«DaE ¢vB£xN:
.
AÓt¢rXgt:
½£man¯B#atr| raXsa¢Dpm¯
=17=
jat@«D: |
filled with indignation |
AÓt¢rXgt: |
standing in space |
17.The glorious
Vibhishana, filled with indignation
and standing in
space spoke
the following words to
his elder brother, Ravana,
king of
ogres.
s
Ïv| B#ata{¢s mE rajn¯b#¥¢h
ma| yï¢dÅC¢s =18=
18.Vibhishana told
Ravana that being his elder
brother, Ravana can
say whatever
he wishes.
ÇyE¿aE
maÓy: ¢pt¦smaE n
c DmIpTE ¢ÞTt: .
id|
t¤ pâx| vaÀy| n
XmaØyn¦t| tv =19=
n Xma¢m |
will not tolerate |
19.Vibhishana told
Ravana that as an elder
brother he should be
respected as
a father but he being
not steadfast on path of
virtue his
abusive words
will not be tolerated.
s¤n£t|
¢htkamEn vaÀym¤³| dSann
.
n
g¦ÿÓÏyk]taÏman: kalÞy
vSmagta: =20=
¢htkamEn |
by a well wisher |
Ak]taÏman: |
who have not mastered their
self |
vSmagta: |
fallen under the sway |
20.Vibhishana told
Ravana that those who have
not mastered their
self and
fallen under the sway of
death do not heed the
words of
wisdom spoken
by a well wisher.
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