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 berhati jahat, perosak dharma! Pada dirimu tiada penghormatan kepada pertalian darah, tiada kasih mesra, tiada setia pada keturunan; engkau tidak mengenal batas yang wajar, tiada 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.