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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,
Ravana
by name, the king of the Rakshasas.
I am
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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