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When the killing of the monkey was
ordered by the wicked Ravana, Vibhi-
shana did not approve of the killing of
one who had declared himself a messen-
ger.
SUNDARAKANDA
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दशग्रीवो महात्मनः ।
देशकालहितं वाक्यं भ्रांतुरुत्तरमब्रवीत् ॥
Hearing those words of his high-soul-
ed brother, suited to time and place, the
ten-necked Ravana replied him thus :
कपीनां किल लङ्गलमिष्टं भवति भूषणम् ।
तदस्य दीप्यतां शीघ्रं तेन दग्धेन गच्छतु ॥
66
To monkeys the tail indeed is a priz-
ed ornament. Let that be set fire to
immediately. With his tail blazing, let
him go."
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राक्षसाः कोपकर्कशाः ।
वेष्टयन्ति स्म लाकूलं जीर्णैः कार्पासजैः पटैः ॥
Hearing his words, the Rakshasas
cruel through wrath, wrapped up his tail
with torn pieces of cotton cloth.
तैलेन परिषिच्याथ तेंऽग्निं तत्राभ्यपातयन् ॥
When the killing of the monkey was
ordered by the wicked Ravana, Vibhi-
shana did not approve of the killing of
one who had declared himself a messen-
ger.
SUNDARAKANDA
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दशग्रीवो महात्मनः ।
देशकालहितं वाक्यं भ्रांतुरुत्तरमब्रवीत् ॥
Hearing those words of his high-soul-
ed brother, suited to time and place, the
ten-necked Ravana replied him thus :
कपीनां किल लङ्गलमिष्टं भवति भूषणम् ।
तदस्य दीप्यतां शीघ्रं तेन दग्धेन गच्छतु ॥
66
To monkeys the tail indeed is a priz-
ed ornament. Let that be set fire to
immediately. With his tail blazing, let
him go."
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राक्षसाः कोपकर्कशाः ।
वेष्टयन्ति स्म लाकूलं जीर्णैः कार्पासजैः पटैः ॥
Hearing his words, the Rakshasas
cruel through wrath, wrapped up his tail
with torn pieces of cotton cloth.
तैलेन परिषिच्याथ तेंऽग्निं तत्राभ्यपातयन् ॥