THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 87 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

iÓd#¢j¢¹B£xns|vad:   -   EXCHANGE   OF   HOT   WORDS   BETWEEN   INDRAJIT   AND   VIBHISHANA  
 
iÏy¤³aE   B#at¦p¤æOEN   p#Ïy¤vac   ¢vB£xN:   =21=  
i¢t    as above
u³:    being told
B#at¦p¤æOEN     by the son his elder brother
p#Ïy¤vac     replied
¢vB£xN:     Vibhishana
 
21.Vibhishana   being   told   as   above   by   Indrajit,   his   elder   brother,   Ravana's   son   replied   as   follows.    
Ajan¢°v   mÅC£l|   ¢k|   raXs|   ¢vkÏTsE   .  
raXsEÓd#s¤tasaDaE   paâx|   Ïyj   g¬rvat¯   =22=  
Ajann¯    not knowing
iv    even a little
mÅC£l|     my disposition
¢k|    why
raXs    O ogre
¢vkÏTsE    do you blabber
raXsEÓd#s¤t     son of the king of ogres, Ravana
AsaDaE    impious
paâx|    harshness
Ïyj    give up
g¬rvat¯    in view of seniority
 
22.Vibhishana   told   Indrajit   the   son   of   the   impious   king   of   ogres,   Ravana,   that   why   does   he   blabber   not   knowing   even   a   little   of   his   disposition   and   to   give   up   the   harshness   in   view   of   Vibhishana's   seniority.    
k[lE   yïÔyh|   jataE   rXsa|   @\rkmINam¯   .  
g¤NaE{y|   p#TmaE   n¦Na|   tÓmE   S£lmraXsm¯   =23=  
k[lE    in the race
y¢d   A¢p     even though
Ah|    I
jat:    was born
rXsa|    of ogres
@\rkmINam¯    of cruel deeds
g¤N:    virtue
Ay|    this
p#Tm:    foremost
n¦Na|    of men
tt¯    that
mE    my
S£l|    disposition
AraXsm¯    is not ogre like
 
23.Vibhishana   told   Indrajit   that   even   though   he   was   born   in   the   race   of   ogres   of   cruel   deeds,   my   disposition   is   not   ogre   like.   This   virtue   of   men   is   foremost.    
n   rmE   daâNEnah|   n   caDm©IN   vW   rmE   .  
B#aæOa   ¢vxmS£lEn   kT|   B#ata   ¢nrÞytE   =24=  
n   rmE    do not delight
daâNEn    in cruel deeds
Ah|    I
n    not
c    also
ADm©IN   vW     in unrighteousness
rmE    delight
B#aæOa    by elder brother
¢vxmS£lEn     one with wrong disposition
kT|    how
B#ata    younger brother
¢nrÞytE     can be expelled
 
24.Vibhishana   told   Indrajit   that   he   does   not   take   delight   in   cruel   deeds   and    also   in   unrighteousness   and   how   can    a   younger   brother be expelled    by    an    elder   brother   with   wrong    disposition.  
DmaIt¯p#Åy¤tS£l|   ¢h   p¤âx|   pap¢n¢àym¯   .  
ÏyÀÏva   s¤Kmap"aE¢t   hÞtadaS£¢vx|   yTa   =25=  
DmaIt¯    from righteousness
p#Åy¤tS£l|     whose conduct has swerved
¢h    surelt
p¤âx|     a man
pap¢n¢àym¯     with sinful mind
ÏyÀÏva     renouncing
s¤K|    happiness
Aap"aE¢t    attains
hÞtat¯    from the hamd
AaS£¢vx|     venomous snake
yTa    in the same way
 
25.Vibhishana   told   Indrajit   that   renouncing   a   man   whose   conduct   has   swerved   from   righteousness   and   with   a   sinful   mind,   one   attains   happiness   in   the   way   as   shaking   off   a   venomous   serpent   from   hand.    
¢h|saprÞvhrNE   prdara¢BmSInm¯   .  
Ïyajmah¤Ñ¤Iracar|   vEÜm   p#Çv¢lt|   yTa   =26=  
¢h|saprÞvhrNE     violence, seizing other's property
prdara¢BmSInm¯     desiring another's wife
Ïyaj|    to be shunned
Aah¤:    the wise say
Ѥracar|     with sinful conduct
vEÜm    a dwelling
p#Çv¢lt|     on fire
yTa    in the same way
 
26.Vibhishana   told   Indrajit   that   the   sinful   conduct   of   violence,   seizing   other's   property   and   desiring   another's   wife   are   to   be   shunned   in   the   same   way   as   dwelling   on   fire.    
prÞvana|   c   hrN|   prdara¢BmSInm¯   .  
s¶dam¢tSÄða   c   æOyaE   daExa:   Xyavh:   =27=  
prÞvana|    other's property
c    also
hrN|    robbing
prdara¢BmSInm¯     desiring another man's wife
s¤¶da|     of friends
A¢tSÄða:   c     oversuspiciosness
æOy:    these three
daExa:    faults
Xyavh:    lead to destruction
 
27.Vibhishana   told   Indra   jit   that   the   three   faults   of   robbing   other's   property,   desiring   another   man's   wife   and   over-   suspiciousness   of   friends   lead   to   destruction.    
mhx£INa|   vDaE   GaEr:   svIdEvWà   ¢vg#h:   .  
A¢Bmanà   kaEpà   vW¢rÏv|   p#¢tk\lta   =28=  
etE   daExa   mm   B#at¤j£I¢vtWáyInaSna:   .  
g¤NaÓp#ÅCadyamas¤:   pvIta¢nv   taEyda:   =29=  
mhx£INa|    of eminent sages
vD:    killing
GaEr:    terrible
svIdEvW:    with all gods
c   ¢vg#h:     war also
A¢Bman:   c     haughtiness also
kaEp:   c    anger also
vW¢rÏv|    animosity
p#¢tk\lta    straying from set norms
etE    these
daExa:    faults
mm    my
B#at¤:    of elder brother
j£¢vtWáyInaSna:     will put an end to life and wealth
g¤Nan¯     good qualities
p#ÅCadyamas¤:     obscures
pvItan¯    mountain
iv    like
taEyda:    clouds
 
28,29.Vibhishana   told   Indrajit   that   faults   of   the   terrible   killing   of   eminent   sages,   ar   with   all   gods,   anger,   animosity   and   straying   from   set   norms,   will   put   an   end   to   his   elder   brother's,   Ravana,   life   and   wealth   and   has   obscured   Ravana's   good   qualities   like   clods   obscure   mountains.    
daExWrEtW:   p¢rÏy³aE   mya   B#ata   ¢pta   tv   .  
nEym¢Þt   p¤r£   lÄða   n   c   Ïv|   n   c   tE   ¢pta   =30=  
daExW:    faults
etW:    these
p¢rÏy³:     was abandoned
mya    by me
B#ata    elder brother
¢pta    father
tv    your
n    not
iy|    this
A¢Þt    will exist
p¤r£    city
lÄða    Lanka
n    not
c   Ïv|    you also
n    not
c    also
tE    your
¢pta    father
 
30.Vibhishana   told   Indrajit   that   for   these   faults   he   abandoned   his   elder   brother   and   father   of   Indrajit   and   said   that   neither   the   city   of   Lanka,   nor   Indrajit   nor   Ravana   will   exist   any   longer.              
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