इन्द्रजित्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम् तथा वानरप्रोत्साहनम्
Indrajit–Lakshmana Battle and the Rallying of the Vanaras
अयुक्तंनिधनंकर्तुंपुत्रस्यजनितुर्मम ।घृणामपास्यरामार्थेनिहन्यांभ्रातुरात्मजम् ।।।।
ayuktaṃ nidhanaṃ kartuṃ putrasya janitur mama |
ghṛṇām apāsya rāmārthe nihanyāṃ bhrātur ātmajam ||
میرے لیے، جو باپ کے مانند ہوں، ایسے شخص کی موت کا سبب بننا مناسب نہیں جو بیٹے کی طرح ہے۔ مگر رام کے مقصد کے لیے، رحم کو ترک کر کے، میں اپنے بھائی کے بیٹے کو بھی قتل کر دوں گا۔
"For the sake of Rama, I will strike my brother's son. Being a father, taking pity, I am helpless as it is not proper for me to take the life of my son."
Dharma can demand painful choices: when kinship conflicts with righteousness, one must uphold the just cause (Rama’s dharma) even at personal emotional cost.
Vibhīṣaṇa reflects on the impropriety, for a fatherly figure, of killing a nephew who is dear like a son—yet he acknowledges the necessity within the war for Rama’s mission.
Moral clarity and sacrifice—choosing the side of truth and justice over family attachment.