Shloka 10

विभीषण–इन्द्रजित् संवादः

Vibhishana and Indrajit: Counsel, Boast, and Rebuttal

Devanagari script

पुत्रप्रवादेवतुरावणस्यत्वमिन्द्रजिन्मित्रमुखोऽसिशत्रुः ।यस्येदृशंराघवतोविनाशंनिशम्यमोहादनुमन्यसेत्वम् ।।6.15.10।।

Transliteration

putra-pravāde va tu rāvaṇasya tvam indrajin mitra-mukho 'si śatruḥ | yasyedṛśaṃ rāghavato vināśaṃ niśamya mohād anumanyase tvam ||6.15.10||

Translation

因陀罗吉，虽然你自称罗波那之子，实则是披着友善面孔的敌人。在听闻罗格瓦造成的毁灭后，你仍因愚痴而赞同此举。

Word by Word

पुत्रप्रवादेनby the claim/boast of being (his) son

तुbut/indeed

रावणस्यof Ravana

त्वम्you

इन्द्रजित्O Indrajit

मित्रमुखःhaving a friendly face; seeming like a friend

असिare

शत्रुःan enemy/foe

यस्यwhose/of whom

ईदृशम्such; of this kind

राघवतःof Raghava (Rama)

विनाशम्destruction

निशम्यhaving heard

मोहात्from delusion

अनुमन्यसेyou approve/accept

त्वम्you

Context

"What a meaningless statement you made uncle, being frightened? One who is not born in our race also would not have said such unbecoming words uttered by you (nor do such unbecoming acts)?"

Characters & Entities

Vibhīṣaṇa

Indrajit

Rāvaṇa

Rāghava (Rāma)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma distinguishes true loyalty from harmful attachment: enabling a wrong course, even while claiming kinship and friendship, becomes betrayal of the person’s true welfare.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa admonishes Indrajit that persisting in Rāvaṇa’s path after witnessing Rāma’s power is not devotion but deluded complicity that harms Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vibhīṣaṇa’s moral clarity (satya-buddhi) and courage to speak uncomfortable truth for the genuine good of his family and kingdom.