Shloka 6.87.10

न्यग्रोध-प्रवेश-निवारणम् (Preventing Indrajit’s Banyan-Tree Rite) / Indrajit Confronts Vibhishana

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तोमहातेजामनस्वीरावणात्मजः ।अब्रवीत्परुषंवाक्यंतत्रदृष्टवाविभीषणम् ।।6.87.10।।

Transliteration

evam ukto mahā-tejā manasvī rāvaṇātmajaḥ | abravīt paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ tatra dṛṣṭvā vibhīṣaṇam ||6.87.10||

Translation

Thus addressed, the high-splendored and resolute son of Rāvaṇa, seeing Vibhīṣaṇa there, spoke harsh words to him.

Context

Having spoken that way, highly energetic and strong minded Indrajith seeing Vibheeshana spoke to him harshly as follows.

Characters & Entities

• Indrajit (Meghanāda)
• Rāvaṇa
• Vibhīṣaṇa

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse sets up a dharmic tension: loyalty to family and kingdom versus loyalty to righteousness. Indrajit’s harshness foreshadows how adharma often defends itself through intimidation rather than truth.

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit encounters Vibhīṣaṇa on the battlefield context and begins to address him with recrimination.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Indrajit’s firmness and pride (a strength that can become a vice), contrasted implicitly with Vibhīṣaṇa’s principled stance.