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O amiable one, this indeed would be
my highest desire, if I should see this
Vibhishana, the younger brother of
Ravana installed in Lanka."
 
THE RAMAYANA
 
एवमुक्तस्तु सौमित्री राघवेण महात्मना ।
अभ्यषिञ्चत् स धर्मात्मा शुद्धात्मानं विभीषणम् ॥
 
Being told thus by the high-minded
Raghava, the righteous-minded Laksh-
mana son of Sumitra, installed the pure-
minded Vibhishana.
 
स तद्राज्यं महत् प्राप्य रामदत्तं विभीषणः ।
प्रकृती: सान्त्वयित्वा च ततो राममुपागमत् ॥
 
Receiving that great kingdom given to
him by Rama, Vibhishana consoled his
subjects and then came to Rama.
 
ततः शैलोपमं वीरं प्राञ्जलिं पार्श्वतः स्थितम् ।
अब्रवीद्राघवो वाक्यं हनुमन्तं प्लवङ्गमम् ॥
 
Hanu-
Then Raghava said these words to the
heroic and mountain-like monkey
man who was standing near with folded
hands :