Vibhishana takes Lakshmana to the place where indrajit is performing the sacrificial rite. He advises Lakshmana to destroy Indrajit even before he finishes the sacrificial rite at a banyan tree. Indrajit sees Vibhishana there and starts talking harsh words to him, saying that he has ditched him by bringing Lakshmana to that place. Vibhishana replies that because of Ravana's vices, he has left him and joined Rama's side. He further adds that Indrajit and his army will not survive under the range of Lakshmana's arrows.
evamuktvā tu saumitriṃ jātaharṣo vibhīṣaṇaḥ |
dhanuṣpāṇinamādāya tvaramāṇo jagāma saḥ || 87-6-1
1. evam = thus; uktvaa = speaking; saumitrim = to lakshmana; saH vibhiShaNaH = that Vibhishana; tam dhanuShpaaNim aadaaya = taking him who held a bow in his hand; jagaama = went; jaata harShaH = rejoiced; tvaramaaNaH = hurriedly.
After speaking to him as aforesaid, Vibhishana taking Lakshmana, who held a bow in his hand, felt rejoiced and hastened away.
avidūraṃ tato gatvā praviśya ca mahadvanam |
darśayāmāsa tatkarma lakṣmaṇāya vibhīṣaṇaḥ || 87-6-2
2. gatvaa = going; aviduuram = not very distant; tataH = from there; vibhiiShaNaH = Vibhishana; pravishya = having entered; mahat vanam = an extensive thicket; adarshayata = showed; lakShmaNaaya = to Lakshmana; tat karma = that place where Indrajit was going to pour oblations into the sacred fire.
Moving not very distant from there and entering an extensive thicket, Vibhishana showed to Lakshmana, the place where Indrajit was going to pour oblations into the sacred fire.
nīlajīmūtasaṅkāśaṃ nyagrodhaṃ bhīmadarśanam |
tejasvī rāvaṇabhrātā lakṣmaṇāya nyavedayat || 87-6-3
3. tejasvii = the glorious; raavaNa bhraataa = Vibhishana; nyavedayat = showed; bhiimadarshanam = a terribly looking; nyagrodham = banyan tree; niilajiimuutasamkaasham = looking like a black cloud.
The glorious Vibhishana showed a terribly looking banyan tree, appearing like a blace cloud (and spoke as follows).
ihopahāraṃ bhūtānāṃ balavānrāvaṇātajaḥ |
upahṛtya tataḥ paścātsaṅgrāmamabhivartate || 87-6-4
4. upahR^itya = after offering; upahaaram = oblations; bhuutaanaam = to the spirits; iha = here; balavaan = the mighty; raavaNaatmajaH = Indrajit; abhivartate = proceeds; samgraamam = to the battle; pashchaat = afterwards.
"After offering oblations to the spirits at this place, the mighty Indrajit proceeds to the battle afterwards."
adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tato bhavati rākṣasaḥ |
nihanti samare śatrūnbadhnāti ca śarottamaiḥ || 87-6-5
5. tataH = thereupon; raakShasaH = (this) demon; bhavati = becomes; adR^ishyaH = invisible; sarva bhuutaanaam = to all the beings; nihanti = kills; shatruun = the enemies; samare = in battle; badhnaati = and binds; sharottamaiH = with excellent arrows.
"Thereupon, this demon becomes invisible to any one, kills some enemies in battle and binds some with his excellent arrows."
tamapraviṣṭaṃ nyagrodhaṃ balinaṃ rāvaṇātmajam |
vidhvaṃsaya śaraistīkṣṇaiḥ sarathaṃ sāśvasārathim || 87-6-6
6. vidhvamsaya = destroy; tam = that; balinam raavaNaatmajam = mighty Indrajit; saratham = with his chariot; saashvasaarathim = along with its horses and charioteer; diiptaiH sharaiH = by your blazing arrows; apraviShTam = while he has not reached; nyagrodham = the banyan tree.
"Destroy that mighty Indrajit, along with his chariot, horses and charioteer, by releasing your blazing arrows, even while he has not reached the banyan tree."
tathetyuktvā mahātejāḥ saumitrirmitranandanaḥ |
babhūvāvasthitastatra citraṃ visphārayandhanuḥ || 87-6-7
7. mahaatejaaH = the greatly brilliant; saumitriH = Lakshmana; mitranandanaH = a delight of his friends; tatheti = saying 'So be it'; babhuuva avasthitaH = took his stand; tatra = there chitram dhanuH visphaarayan = twanging his wonderful bow at full length.
That greatly brilliant Lakshmana, a delight of his fiends, saying 'So be it' took his stand there, twanging his bow at full length.
sa rathenāgnivarṇena balavānrāvaṇātmajaḥ |
indrajitkavacī khaḍgī sadhvajaḥ pratyadṛśyata || 87-6-8
8. saH balavaan indrajit = that mighty Indrajit; raavaNaatmajah = the son of Ravana; kavachii = wearing an armour; khaDgii = and a sword; sadhvajaH = distinguished by his ensign; pratyadR^ishyata = appeared; rathena in his chariot; agnivarNena = having a colour of fire.
That Indrajit, the son of Ravana, clad in armour, armed with a sword, and distinguished by his ensign, appeared in a fire-coloured chariot.
tamuvāca mahātejāḥ paulastyamaparājitam |
samāhvaye tvāṃ samare samyagyuddhaṃ prayaccha me || 87-6-9
9. mahaatejaaH = that highly splendid Lakshmana; uvaacha = spoke; tam = to that; paulastya = Indrajit the scion of sage Pulastya; aparaajitam = who had never been conquered before (as follows):;samaahvaye = I am inviting; tvaam = you; samare = for a fight; prayachchha = give; yuddham = battle; me = to me; samyak = in a right manner.
That highly splendid Lakshmana spoke to that Indrajit, the scion of Sage Paulastya, who had never been conquered before (as follows); "I am inviting you for a fight. Give battle to me in a right manner."
evamukto mahātejā manasvī rāvaṇātmajaḥ |
abravītparuṣaṃ vākyaṃ tatra dṛṣṭvā vibhīṣaṇam || 87-6-10
10. evam = thus; uktaH = spoken; (by Lakshmana); raavaNaatmajaH = Indrajit; mahaatejaaH = with a great brilliance; manasvii = and high mindedness; dR^iShTvaa = seeing; vibhiiShaNam = Vibhishana; tatra = there; abraviit = spoke; paruSham = (the following) harsh; vaakyam = word.
Thus spoken by Lakshmana, Indrajit with a great brilliance and high mindedness, seeing Vibhishana there, spoke the following harsh words to him:
iha tvaṃ jātasaṃvṛddhaḥ sākṣādbhrātā piturmama |
kathaṃ druhyasi putrasya pitṛvyo mama rākṣasa || 87-6-11
11. raakShasa = O demon!; tvam = you; jaata samvR^iddhaH = are born and brought up; iha = here; saakShaat = directly; bhraataa = a brother; mama pituH = to my father; pitR^ivyaH = and an uncle; mama = to me; katham = how; druhyati = can you be hostile; putrasya = to a son?.
"O demon! You are born and brought up here. You are a direct brother to my father and a paternal uncle to me. How can you be hostile to a son?
na jñātitvaṃ na sauhārdaṃ na jātistava durmate |
pramāṇaṃ na ca sodaryaṃ na dharmo dharmadūṣaṇa || 87-6-12
12. durmati = O perverted fellow!; dharmaduuShaNa = an abuser of righteousness!; JNaatitvam = consanguinity; na pramaaNam = is not a norm; tava = to you; na sauhaardram = nor friendliness; na jaatiH = nor pride of birth; na saudaryam = nor brotherly feeling; na dharmaH = nor a right conduct.
"O perverted fellow, an abuser of righteousness! Consanguinity is not a norm for you, nor friendliness, nor pride of birth, nor a brotherly feeling nor a right conduct."
śocyastvamasi durbuddhe nindanīyaśca sādhubhiḥ |
yastvaṃ svajanamutsṛjya parabhṛtyatvamāgataḥ || 87-6-13
13. durbuddhe = O evil-minded one!; tvam = you; asi = are; shochyaH = pitiable; nindaniiyashcha = and deserve to be reproached; saadhubhiH = by the virtuous; yaH utsR^ijya = (in that) having abandoned; svajanam = your own kind; tvam aagataH = you have entered into; parabhR^ityatvam = the service of our enemy.
"O evil-minded one! You are pitiable and deserve to be reproached by the virtuous, in that having abandoned your onw kind, you have entered into the service of our enemy."
naitacchithilayā buddhyā tvaṃ vetsi mahadantaram |
kva ca svajanasaṃvāsaḥ kva ca nīcaparāśrayaḥ || 87-6-14
14. tvam = you; na vatsi = are not recognising; mahat = the great; antaram = difference; shithilayaa buddhyaa = with your feeble mind; etat = in this manner; kva cha = where; svajana samvaasaH = is living together with one's own kindred; kvacha = and where; niicha paraashrayaH = is taking refuge iwth low kind of enemies?
"You are not recognizing the great difference because of your feeble mind. Where is living together with one's own kindred and where is taking refuge with low kind of enemies?
guṇavānvā parajanaḥ svajano nirguṇo.api vā |
nirguṇaḥ svajanaḥ śreyānyaḥ paraḥ para eva saḥ || 87-6-15
15. parajanaH = opponents; guNavaanvaa = may be virtuous; svajanaH = one's own kindred; nirguNo.api = may not be virtuous; nirguNaH svajanaH = the unvirtuous kindred; shreyaan = is preferable; yaH paraH = he who is an enemy; saH = he; para eva hi = is indeed just an enemy.
"Opponents may be virtuous. One's own kindred may not be virtuous. But, a relation, though bereft of merit is preferable. An enemy is, indeed, ever an enemy."
yaḥ svapakṣaṃ parityajya parapakṣaṃ niṣevate |
sa svapakṣe kṣayaṃ prāpte paścāttaireva hanyate || 87-6-16
16. yaH = he who; parityajya = having abandoned; svapakSham = his onw side; niShevate = and serves; parapakSham = the side of an adversary; saH = he; praapte = having obtained; kShayam = the destruction; svapakShe = of his own side; hanyate = would be killed; pashchaat = thereafter; taireva = only be them.
"He who, abandoning his own side, takes sides with adversary, is killed, after his own knsmen are destroyed just by those people of the other side."
niranukrośatā ceyaṃ yādṛśī te niśācara |
svajanena tvayā śakyaṃ paruṣaṃ rāvaṇānuja || 87-6-17
17. raavaNaanuja = O Indrajit; nishaachara = the demon! niranukroshataa = the ruthlessness; iyam yaadR^ishii te = thus shown by you; pauruSham = and the manliness exhibited by you (in bringing Lakshmana here); shakyam could be possible; tvayam = only by you; svajanena = our own kindred.
"O Indrajit, the demon! The ruthlessness thus shown by you and the manliness exhibited by you (in bringing Lakshmana here) could be possible only by you, our own kindred."
ityukto bhrātṛputreṇa pratyuvāca vibhīṣaṇaḥ |
ajānanniva macchīlaṃ kiṃ rākṣasa vikatthase || 87-6-18
18. iti = thus; uktaH = spoken; bhraatR^iputreNa = by his brother's son; vibhiiShaNaH = Vibhishana; pratyuvaacha = replied; raakShasa = O demon!; kim = why; vikatthase = do you speak perversely; ajaananniva = as though you do not know; machchhiilam = my nature.
Hearing the words of Indrajit, his brother's son, Vibhishana replied: "O demon! Why do you speak perversely, as though you are not aware of my nature."
rākṣasendrasutāsādho pāruṣyaṃ tyaja gauravāt |
kule yadyapyahaṃ jāto rakṣasāṃ krūrakarmaṇām || 87-6-19
guṇo.ayaṃ prathamo nṛiṇāṃ tanme śīlamarākṣasaṃ |
19. asaadho = O the wicked one!; raakShasendrasuta = O Indrajit!; gauravaat = out of respect; tyaja = abandon; pauruShyam = the harshness; aham jaataH yadyapi = even if I am born; rakShasaam kulam = in a demoniac race; kruura karmaNaam = doing cruel acts; me shiilam = my nature (of goodness); yaH prathamaH guNaH nR^iiNaam = which is the prime virtue of human beings; tat = that; araakShasam = is not demoniacal.
"O Indrajit the wicked one! Atleast out of respect for the elders, abandon your harshness. Even if I am born in a demoniac race, which does cruel acts, my nature is goodness, which is prime virtue of human beings and it is not demoniacal."
na rame dāruṇenāhaṃ na cādharmeṇa vai rame || 87-6-20
bhrātrā viṣamaśīlena kathaṃ bhrātā nirasyate |
20. aham = I; na rame = do not delight; daarunena = in cruel acts; na rame vai = nor rejoice; adharmeNa cha = in virtuous acts; katham = how; bhraataa = can a brother; nirasyate = be driven away; bhraatraa = by his brother; viShamashilo.api = even if the former's nature is different.
"I neither delight in cruel acts, nor rejoice in unvirtuous acts. How can a brother be driven away by his brother, even if the former's nature is different?"
dharmātpracyutaśīlaṃ hi puruṣaṃ pāpaniścayam || 87-6-21
tvaktvā sukhamavāpnoti hastādāśīviṣaṃ yathā |
21. tyaktvaa = renouncing; puruSham = a man; paapanishschayam = of sinful resolve; prachyuta shiilam = whose conduct has deviated; dharmaat = from righeousness; avaapnoti = one attains; sukham = happiness; ashiivisham yathaa = as (one shakes off) a venomous serpent; hastaat = from his hand.
"Renouncing a man of sinful resolve hose conduct has deviated from righteousness, one attains happiness, as one shakes off a venomous serpent from his hand."
parasvaharaṇe yuktaṃ paradārābhimarśām || 87-6-22
tyājyamāhurdurātmānaṃ veśma prajvalitaṃ yathā |
22. aahuH = (the wise men) say that duraatmanam = an evil-natured fellow; yuktam = who is intent; para svaharaNe = on taking away other's property; paradaaraabhimarshakm = and lustfully touches another's wife; tyaajyam = is worth shunning; prajvalitam veshmayathaa = as one abandons a house in flames.
"The wise men say that an evil-natured fellow, who is intent on taking away other's property and lustfully touches another's wife, is worth shunning, as one abandons a house in flames."
parasvānāṃ ca haraṇaṃ paradārābhimarśanam || 87-6-23
suhṛdāmatiśaṅkāṃ ca trayo doṣāḥ kṣayāvahāḥ |
23. trayaH = three; doShaaH = faults; kShayaavahaaH = produce destruction; parasvaanaamharaNam = taking away other's property; para daaraabhi marshanam = lustfully touching another's wife; suhR^idaam atishaN^kaacha = and excessive distrust with one's friends.
"Three faults produce destruction. Taking away other's property, lustfully touching another's wife and excessive distrust with one's friends."
maharṣīṇāṃ vadho ghoraḥ sarvadevaiśca vigrahaḥ || 87-6-24
abhimānaśca kopaśca vairitvaṃ pratikūlatā |
ete doṣā mama bhrāturjīvitaiśvaryanāśanāḥ || 87-6-25
guṇānpracchādayāmāsuḥ parvatāniva toyadāḥ |
24; 25. ete doShaaH = these faults; jiivitaishvaryanaashanaaH = which destroy one's life and lordship; ghoraH vadhaH maharShiiNaam = terribly killing the great sages; sarvadevaiH vigrahaH cha = waging war against all celestials; abhimaanashcha = arrogance; roShaH cha = becoming angry very easily; vairitvam cha = quarrelsomeness; pratikuulataa = ill-will; prachchhaadayaamaasaH = have concealed; guNaan = the good qualities; mama bhraatuH = of my elder brother; toyadaaH iva = as clouds (conceal); parvataaniva = (the view of) mountains.
"These faults which destroy one's life and lordship killing great sages terribly, waging war against all celestials, arrogance, becoming angry very easily, quarrelsomeness, ill-will have concealed the good qualities of my elder brother, as the clouds conceal the view of mountains."
doṣairetaiḥ parityakto mayā bhrātā pitā tava || 87-6-26
neyamasti purī laṅkā na ca tvaṃ na ca te pitā |
26. etaiH doShaiH = because of these faults; tava pitaa = your father; bhraataa = and my brother; parityaktaH = has been abandoned; mayaa = by me; na = neither will; iyam laN^kaa purii = this City of Lanka; asti = will exist (any longer); na tvam cha = nor you; na te pitaacha = nor your father.
"Because of these vices, Ravana, your father and my brother, has been abandoned by me. Neither will this City of Lanka will exist any longer nor you nor your father."
atimānī ca bālaśca durvinītaśca rākṣasa |
baddhastvaṃ kālapāśena brūhi māṃ yadyadicchasi || 87-6-27
27. raakShasa = O demon!; tvam = you; maam bruuhi = can talk to me; yat yat ichchhasi = as you like; atimaanashcha = you are highly arrogant; baalashcha = foolish; durviniitashcha = and indisciplined; kaalapaashena baddhaH = and caught; as you are; in the noose of Death.
"O demon! You can talk to me as you like, since you are arrogant, foolish, indisciplined and caught, as you are, in the noose of Death."
adya te vyasanaṃ prāptaṃ kimiha tvaṃ tu vakṣyasi |
praveṣṭuṃ na tvayā śakyo nyagrodho rākṣasādhama || 87-6-28
28. raakShasaadhama = O the worst of demons!; yat = for which reason; uktavaan = you spoke; paruSham = harsha words; maam = about me; adya = today; praaptam = you got; vyasanam = a calamity; iha = here; na shakyam = it is not possible; tvayaa = for you; pravaShTum = to enter; nyagrodham = the banyan tree.
"O the worst of demons! You got this calamity here because you spoke harsh words to me today. You cannot reach the banyan-tree any longer."
dharṣayitvā tu kākutsthau na śakyaṃ jīvituṃ tvayā |
yudhyasva naradevena lakṣmaṇena raṇe saha || 87-6-29
hatastvaṃ devatā kāryaṃ kariṣyasi yamakṣaye |
29. na shakyam = It is not possible; tvayaa = for you; jiivitum = to survive; dharShayitvaa = on attacking; kaakutthsam = Lakshmana; yuddhyasva = you fight; lakShmaNena saha = with Lakshmana; naradevana = the lord of men; raNe = in the battle; hataH = being killed; tvam = you; kariShyasi = will do; devataakaaryam = sacred work; yamakShaya = in the abode of Yama; the god of Death.
"It is not possible for you to survive, on attacking Lakshmana. You fight with Lakshmana, the lord of men, in the battle-field. After being killed, you will do sacred work in the abode of Yama, the god of Death."
nidarśayasvātmabalaṃ samudyataṃ |
kuruṣva sarvāyudhasāyakavyayam |
na lakṣmaṇasyaitya hi bāṇagocaraṃ |
tvamadya jīvansabalo gamiṣyasi || 87-6-30
30. kuruShva = do; sarvaayudhasaayaka vyayam = spend all your weapons and arrows; nidarshayitvaa = by showing; samudyatam aatmabalam = your own augmented strength; etya = reaching; baaNa gocharam = the range of arrows; lakShmaNasya = of Lakshmana; tvam nagammiSyasihi = you will not indeed go; jiivan = alive; adya = today; sabalaH = along with your army.
"Do spend away all your weapons and arrows, by showing your own augmented strength. Reaching the range of Lakshmana's arrows, you will not indeed return alive with your army today."
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