Shloka 20
न्यग्रोध
प्रवेश-निवारणम् (Preventing Indrajit’s Banyan-Tree Rite) / Indrajit Confronts Vibhishana
न रमेदारुणेनाहं न चाधर्मेणवैरमे ।।6.87.20।।भ्रात्राविषशीलोऽपिकथंभ्रातानिरस्यते ।
na rame dāruṇenāhaṃ na cādharmena vairame || 6.87.20 || bhrātrā viṣaśīlo 'pi kathaṃ bhrātā nirasyate |
เรามิได้ยินดีในความโหดร้าย และมิได้เพลิดเพลินในอธรรม แม้พี่น้องจะมีใจดุจพิษและเป็นปฏิปักษ์ พี่น้องคนหนึ่งจะทอดทิ้งอีกคนได้อย่างไร
Thereafter Vibheeshana followed Lakshmana for a small distance to the forest and showed him What to do.
FAQs
Dharma rejects cruelty and adharma; it also upholds familial responsibility—expelling a brother is portrayed as morally troubling even amid conflict.
Vibhīṣaṇa defends himself against blame, stating he does not act from cruelty, and questions the justice of Ravana’s rejection.
Dayā (compassion) and restraint—refusal to enjoy violence or unrighteous conduct.