s¤lBa:   p¤âxa   rajÓstt|   ¢p#yva¢dn:   .
A¢p#yÞy   t¤   pÐyÞy   v³a   ½aEta   c   ѤlIB:   =21=

s¤lBa:

are easily available

p¤âxa:

people

rajn¯

king

stt|

always

¢p#yva¢dn:

speaking pleasantly

A¢p#yÞy

unpleasant

t¤   pÐyÞy

though beneficial

v³a	who utters words

½aEta

listeners

c	is also difficult to find

ѤlIB:

is difficult to find

21.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   people   who   speak   pleasantly   are   easy
to   find   but   those   who   utter   words   which   are   unpleasant   though   beneficial   are   difficult   to   find   and   equally   difficult   to . find listeners for that.

b¼|   kalÞy   paSEn   svIB¥tapha¢rNa   .
n   nÜyÓtm¤pEXEy|   p#d£çO|   SrN|   yTa   =22=

b¼|

bound

kalÞy

of death

paSEn

by noose

svIB¥tapha¢rNa

who snatches away all beings

n

not

nÜyÓt|

going to perish

upEXEy|

ignore

p#d£çO|

in flames

SrN|

house

yTa

like

22.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   he   could   not   ignore   Ravana   who   is
bound   by   the   noose   of   Death,   who   snatches   away   all   beings,   and
going   to   perish   like   a   house   in   flames.

d£çOpavksÄðaSW:   ¢StW:   ka·nB¥xNW:   .
n   Ïva¢mÅCØyh|   d#¾¤|   ramEN   ¢nht|   SrW:   =23=

d£çOpavksÄðaSW:

glowing like a flaming fire

¢StW:

by sharp

ka·nB¥xNW:

ornamentes with gold

n

not

Ïva|

you

iÅC¢m

desire

Ah|

I

d#¾¤|

to see

ramEN

by Rama

¢nht|

killed

SrW:

by arrows

23.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   he   does   not   desire   to   see   him   killed
by   Rama   with   sharp   arrows   glowing   like   a   flaming   fire   and
ornamented   with   gold.

S¥raà   blvÓtà   k]taÞæOaà   rNa¢jrE   .
kala¢Bp°a:   s£d¢Ót   yTa   val¤ksEtv:   =24=

S¥ra:   c

heroes also

blvÓt:   c

mighty also

k]taÞæOa:   c

skilled in weaponry also

rNa¢jrE

in battle

kala¢Bp°a:

seized by death

s£d¢Ót

fall

yTa

like

val¤ksEtv:

dams of sand

24.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   even   men   who   are   heroes,   mighty
and   skilled   in   weaponary   fall   in   battle   seized   by   death   like   dams   of
sand.

tÓmxIyt¤   yÅcaE³|   g¤âÏva¢¼t¢mÅCta   .
AaÏman|   svITa   rX   pr£|   vEma|   sraXsam¯   =25=

tt¯

that

mxIyt¤

be ignored

yt¯

which

c

also

u³|

was told

g¤âÏvat¯

being elder to me

¢ht|   iÅCta

wishing well

AaÏman|

me

svITa

in every way

rX

protect

p¤r£|   c

the city also

ima|

this

sraXsam¯

along with ogres

25.Vibhishana   told   Ravan   that   what   was   said   wishing   him   well   may
ignored   being   elder   and   that   he   should   protect   the   city   with   the   ogres
in   every   way.

Þv¢Þt   tE{Þt¤   g¢mÝya¢m   s¤K£   Bv   Bya   ¢vna   =26=

Þv¢Þt

prosperity

tE

on you

AÞt¤	may attend

g¢mÝya¢m

I will go away

s¤K£

happy

Bv

be

Bya   ¢vna

without me

26.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   he   was   leaving   and   wished   Ravana
well   and   to   be   happy   without   him.

¢nvayImaNÞy   mya   ¢htW¢xNa   n   raEctE   tE   vcn|   ¢nSacr   .
pr£tkala   ¢h   gtay¤xaE   nra   ¢ht|   n   g¦ÿ¢Ót   s¤¶¢ìr£¢rtm¯   =27=

¢nvayImaNÞy

being restrained

mya

by me

¢htW¢xNa

who wished well

n   raEctE

was not liked

tE

to you

vcn|

my words

¢nSacr

night wanderer

pr£tkala:

at the time of death

¢h

surely

gtay¤x:

life span run out

nra:

men

¢ht|	salutary advice

n   g¦ÿ¢Ót

do net heed

s¤¶¢ì:

by well wishers

iI¢rtm¯

rendered

27.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   being   restrained   by   him   who   wished
Ravana   well   his   words   was   not   liked   by   Ravana.   At   the   time   of   death
when   the   life   span   had   run   out   men   do   not   heed   salutary   advice
rendered   by   well   wishers.