Shloka 14
न्यग्रोध
प्रवेश-निवारणम् (Preventing Indrajit’s Banyan-Tree Rite) / Indrajit Confronts Vibhishana
नैतछचिथिलयाबुद्ध्यात्वंवेसतिमहदन्तरम् ।क्व च स्वजनसम्वासःक्व च नीचपराश्रयः ।।6.87.14।।
naitac ca śithilayā buddhyā tvaṃ vetsy asi mahad antaram | kva ca svajana-saṃvāsaḥ kva ca nīca-parāśrayaḥ ||6.87.14||
“Dengan pertimbanganmu yang longgar, engkau tidak memahami perbezaan yang besar: di mana kehidupan bersama kaum sendiri, dan di mana pula berlindung pada orang luar yang hina.”
"You do not seem to have an understanding of the difference between living with one's own people and seeking refuge from strangers. Your intellect has slackened you are not knowing."
FAQs
The verse debates whether moral judgment should be based on ‘ours vs others’ or on righteousness itself. In the Ramayana’s dharmic frame, refuge is justified not by group identity but by alignment with satya and dharma.
Indrajit tries to shame Vibhīṣaṇa by contrasting ‘staying with one’s own’ against seeking protection from the opposing camp.
Discernment (buddhi) is the explicit theme—Indrajit alleges Vibhīṣaṇa lacks it, while the broader narrative portrays Vibhīṣaṇa as discerning adharma within his own house.