raGvENaByE   däOE   s|ntaE   ravNan¤j:   .
¢vB£xNaE   mhap#aåOaE   B¥¢m|   smvlaEkyt¯   =1=

raGvEN

by Rama

AByE   däOE

granted safety

|s|nt:

having attained his objective

ravNan¤j:

younger brother of Ravana

¢vB£xN:

Vibhishana

mhap#aåO:

highly intelligent

B¥¢m|

the earth

smvlaEkyt¯

surveyed

1.Vibhishana,   the   younger   brother   of   Ravana,   having   been   granted
safety   by   Rama   and   having   attained   his   objective   surveyed   the   earth.

KaÏppatavn£|   ¶¾aE   B³Wrn¤crW:   sh   =2=

Kat¯	from the sky

ppat

descended

Avn£|

to the ground

¶¾:

delighted

B³W:

devoted

An¤crW:

followers

sh

alongwith

2.Vibhishana,   delighted,   descended   from   the   sky   with   his   devoted
followers.

s   t¤   ramÞy   DmaIÏma   ¢nppat   ¢vB£xN:   .
padyaE:   SrNaÓvEx£   ct¤¢BI:   sh   raXsW:   =3=

s:

that

t¤

now

ramÞy

of Rama

DmaIÏma

mind set on virtue

¢nppat

fell prostrate

¢vB£xN:

Vibhishana

padyaE:

at the feet

SrNaÓvEx£

seeking refuge

ct¤¢BI:

four

sh

alongwith

raXsW:

ogres

3.Vibhishana,   seeking   refuge,   fell   prostrate   at   the   feet   of   Rama   along
with   the   four   ogres.

Ab#v£Åc   tda   ram|   vaÀy|   tæO   ¢vB£xN:   .
DmIy¤³|   c   y¤³|   c   sa|p#t|   s|p#hxINm¯   =4=

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

c

also

tda	thereafter

ram|

to Rama

vaÀy|

words

tæO

there

¢vB£xN:

Vibhishana

DmIy¤³|   c

full of righteousness also

y¤³|   c

reasonable also

sa|p#t|

opportune

s|p#hxINm¯

delighting all

4.Vibhishana   thereafter   said   the   following   words   full   of   righteousness,
reasonable,   opportune   and   delighting   all.

An¤jaE   ravNÞyah|   tEn   caÔyvma¢nt:   .
BvÓt|   svIB¥tana|   SrÎy|   SrNagt:   =5=

An¤j:

younger brother

ravNÞy

of Ravana

Ah|

I am

tEn   c

by him also

A¢p

even

Avma¢nt:

was insulted

BvÓt|

you

svIB¥tana|

for all living beings

SrÎy|

affording shelter

SrNagt:

sought as a refuge

5.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   he   was   the   younger   brother   of   Ravana
who   had   insulted   him   and   has   sought   refuge   under   Rama   who
affords   shelter   to   all   living   beings.

p¢rÏy³a   mya   lÄða   ¢mæOa¢N   c   Dna¢n   vW   .
Bvét|   mE   raÇy|   c   j£¢vt|   c   s¤Ka¢n   c   =6=

p¢rÏy³a

has been abandoned

mya

by me

lÄða

Lanka

¢mæOa¢N

friends

c	similarly abandoned

Dna¢n   vW

possessions also

Bvét|

are in your hands

mE

my

raÇy|   c

kingdom also

j£¢vt|

life

c	similaly in your hands

s¤Ka¢n

amenities

c	similarly in your hands

6.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   he   had   abandoned   Lanka,   his   friends
and   possessions.   His   kingdom,   life   and   ameneties   are   in   Rama's   hands.

tÞy   t¹cn|   ½¤Ïva   ramaE   vcnb#v£t¯   .
vcsa   saÓÏv¢yÏvWn|   laEcna×ya|   ¢pb¢°v   =7=

tÞy

his

t¹cn|

those words

½¤Ïva

hearing

ram:

Rama

vcn|

words

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

vcsa

by words

saÓÏv¢yÏva

comforting

en|

him

laEcna×ya|

with eyes

¢pbn¯   iv

drinking as it were

7.Rama,   hearing   the   words   of   Vibhishana,   comforted   him   woth   words
and   drinking   him   as   it   were   with   eyes,   Rama   spoke   as   follows.

AaÁya¢h   mm   tt¯ÏvEn   raXsana|   blablm¯   =8=

AaÁya¢h

please tell

mm

to me

tt¯ÏvEn

in truth

raXsana|

of the ogres

blablm¯

strength and weakness

8.Rama   asked   Vibhishana   to   tell   him   in   truth   the   strength   and   weakness
of   the   ogres.

evm¤³|   tda   rXaE   ramENa¢²¾kmINa   .
ravNÞy   bl|   svImaÁyat¤m¤pc@mE   =9=

ev|

as above

u³|	being told

tda

then

rX:

ogre

ramEN

by Rama

A¢²¾kmINa

of unwearied action

ravNÞy

of Ravana

bl|

trength

svI|

entire

AaÁyat¤|

to recount

upc@mE

started

9.Being   told   as   above   by   Rama,   Vibhishana   started   to   recount   the
entire   strength   of   Ravana.

AvÒy:   svIB¥tana|   gÓDvaIs¤rrXsam¯   .
rajp¤æO   dSg#£vaE   vrdanaÏÞvy|B¤v:   =10=

AvÒy:

incapable of being killed

svIB¥tana|

by all living beings

gÓDvaIs¤rrXsam¯

by gandharvas, ogres and demons

rajp¤æO

prince

dSg#£v:

ten headed Ravana

vrdanat¯

by grant of a boon

Þvy|B¤v:

by Brahma, the selfborn

10.Vibhshana   told   Rama   that   because   of   a   boon   granted   by   Brahma
Ravana   is   incapable   of   being   killed   by   all   living   beings,   gandharvas,
ogres   and   demons.