Shloka 24

न्यग्रोध

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

Devanagari script

महर्षीणांवधोघोरस्सर्वदेवैश्चविग्रहः ।।6.87.24।।अभिमानश्चदोषश्चवैरित्वंप्रतिकूलता ।एतेदोषाममभ्रातुर्जीवितैश्वर्यनाशनाः ।।6.87.25।।गुणान्प्रच्छादयामासुःपर्वतानिवतोयदाः ।

Transliteration

maharṣīṇāṃ vadho ghoraḥ sarvadevaiś ca vigrahaḥ || 6.87.24 || abhimānaś ca doṣaś ca vairitvaṃ pratikūlatā | ete doṣā mama bhrātur jīvitaiśvaryanāśanāḥ || 6.87.25 || guṇān pracchādayāmāsuḥ parvatān iva toyadāḥ |

Translation

大いなるリシたちを惨く殺し、すべての神々にさえ敵対し、驕りと咎め立て、怨みと逆らい——これらの दोष（悪徳）が、我が兄の命と王権を滅ぼした。雨雲が山々を覆い隠すように、それらは彼の美徳を覆い尽くした。

Word by Word

महर्षीणाम्of the great sages

वधःkilling

घोरःdreadful

सर्वदेवैःby/with all the gods

चand

विग्रहःconflict

Context

"Stealing the wealth of others, possessing others wife, distrusting friends, these three faults will destroy a person."

Characters & Entities

Vibhīṣaṇa

Rāvaṇa

Devas (all gods)

Maharṣis (great sages)

FAQs

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

Adharma—violence against sages, hostility to the divine order, and entrenched arrogance—destroys both spiritual merit and political power; dharma sustains sovereignty.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa explains that Ravana’s downfall is self-caused: his accumulated vices eclipse his virtues and lead to ruin.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and reverence—especially respect for sages and the divine order as foundations for legitimate rule.