Shloka 12
न्यग्रोध
प्रवेश-निवारणम् (Preventing Indrajit’s Banyan-Tree Rite) / Indrajit Confronts Vibhishana
न ज्ञातित्वं न सौहार्धं न जातिस्तवदुर्मते ।प्रमाणं न च सौदर्यं न धर्मोधर्मदूषण ।।6.87.12।।
na jñātitvaṃ na sauhārdaṃ na jātis tava durmate | pramāṇaṃ na ca saudaryaṃ na dharmo dharma-dūṣaṇa ||6.87.12||
Wahai yang berakal jahat, perusak dharma! Dalam dirimu tiada penghormatan pada kekerabatan, tiada kasih, tiada kesetiaan pada garis keturunan; engkau pun tak mengenal ukuran yang patut, tak ada ikatan persaudaraan, dan tiada kebenaran sama sekali.
"Evil minded Vibheeshana! You are vitiating righteousness, have no value to your race, no affection to your clan, no brotherly feeling and have no righteousness."
FAQs
The verse shows how moral language can be weaponized: Indrajit accuses Vibhīṣaṇa of being anti-dharmic, even though Vibhīṣaṇa’s defection is motivated by commitment to true dharma and satya over unjust family allegiance.
Indrajit intensifies his condemnation, charging Vibhīṣaṇa with betrayal of kinship and righteousness.
Implicitly, Vibhīṣaṇa’s integrity—because the accusation invites the audience to evaluate what dharma truly is beyond clan identity.