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