Shloka 5
विभीषणोपदेशः
Vibhīṣaṇa’s Counsel to Rāvaṇa and the Rākṣasa Court
नकुम्भकर्णेन्द्रजितौचराजंस्तथामहापार्श्वमहोदरौवा ।निकुम्भकुम्भौचतथाऽतिकायःस्थातुंनशक्तायुधिराघवस्य ।।।।
na kumbhakarṇendrajitau ca rājan tathā mahāpārśvamahodarau vā | nikumbhakumbhau ca tathā ’tikāyaḥ sthātuṃ na śaktā yudhi rāghavasya ||
اے راجَن! نہ کمبھکرن، نہ اندر جِت، نہ مہاپارشْو اور مہودر، نہ نِکمبھ اور کمبھ، اور نہ ہی اَتِکایہ—کوئی بھی راگھو کے مقابلے جنگ میں ٹھہر نہیں سکے گا۔
"Before the monkeys of mountain like form whose teeth and claws are like weapons reach Lanka, give away Mythili to Rama."
FAQs
Dharma-aligned counsel requires honesty about capability and consequence; self-deception in leadership leads to collective ruin.
Vibhīṣaṇa enumerates Laṅkā’s champions and asserts they cannot withstand Rāma, urging Rāvaṇa to abandon the wrongful course.
Truthful discernment (viveka) and loyalty to the kingdom’s welfare over factional pride.