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