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YUDDHAKANDA
 
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स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यामि सुखी भव मया विना ॥
Good betide you. I will go away. Be
easy without me."
 
इत्युत्तवा परुषं वाक्यं रावणं रावणानुजः ।
आजगाम मुहूर्तेन यत्र रामः सलक्ष्मणः ॥
 
Having said these harsh words to
Ravana, Vibhishana, the younger brother
of Ravana, came in a short while to where
Rama was along with Lakshmana.
 
उवाच च महाप्राज्ञः स्वरेण महता महान् ॥
 
The highly wise and great Vibhishana
said thus in a loud tone:
 
रावणो नाम दुर्वृत्तो राक्षसो राक्षसेश्वरः ।
तस्याहमनुजो आता विभीषण इति श्रुतः ॥
 
" There is a wicked Rakshasa,
by name, the king of the Rakshasas.
his younger brother, known as Vibhi-
shana.
 
Ravana
I am
 
तेन सीता जनस्थानाद्धृता हत्वा जटायुषम् ॥
 
Sita was carried away by him from
Janasthana after killing Jatayu.
 
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