Shloka 16
सुपर्णागमनम्
Garuda’s Arrival and the Release from the Serpent-Arrow Bond
भ्रातुःपुत्रेणमेतेनदुष्पुत्रेणदुरात्मना ।राक्षस्याजिह्मयाबुध्याचालितावृजुविक्रमौ ।।6.50.16।।
bhrātuḥ putreṇa metena duṣputreṇa durātmanā |
rākṣasyā jihmayā buddhyā cālitāv ṛju-vikramau ||
എന്റെ സഹോദരന്റെ പുത്രനായ ഈ ദുഷ്പുത്രൻ, ദുരാത്മാവ്—രാക്ഷസിയുടെ വക്രബുദ്ധിയാൽ—നേരായ പരാക്രമമുള്ള ഈ ഇരുവരെയും വഞ്ചിച്ചു.
"The princess who were guileless in their prowess were cheated by my evil minded and stupid son of my brother by his crooked thinking and cheating."
FAQs
Dharma requires naming wrongdoing truthfully, even when it implicates one’s own family; moral responsibility stands above kinship.
Vibhīṣaṇa identifies the culprit as his brother’s son (commonly understood as Indrajit) and condemns the deceit used against Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.
Vibhīṣaṇa’s satya (truthfulness) and integrity—he refuses to excuse adharma because of family ties.