Verse 1·VR 6.9.1

ततो निकुम्भो रभसः सूर्य शत्रुर् महाबलः | सुप्तघ्नो यज्ञ कोपः च महापार्श्वो महाउअरः || ६-९-१ अग्नि केतुः च दुर्धर्षो रश्मि केतुः च राक्षसः | इन्द्रजिच् च महातेजा बलवान् रावण आत्मजः || ६-९-२ प्रहस्तो अथ विरूप अक्षो वज्र दम्ष्ट्रो महाबलः | धूम्र अक्षः च अतिकायः च दुर्मुखः चैव राक्षसः || ६-९-३ परिघान् पट्टसान् प्रासान् शक्ति शूल परश्वधान् | चापानि च सबाणानि खड्गामः च विपुलान् शितान् || ६-९-४ प्रगृह्य परम क्रुद्धाः समुत्पत्य च राक्षसाः | अब्रुवन् रावणम् सर्वे प्रदीप्ता इव तेजसा || ६-९-५

tato nikumbho rabhasaH suurya shatrur mahaabalaH | suptaghno yaGYa kopaH ca mahaapaarshvo mahaauaraH || 6-9-1 agni ketuH ca durdharSho rashmi ketuH ca raakShasaH | indrajic ca mahaatejaa balavaan raavaNa aatmajaH || 6-9-2 prahasto atha viruupa akSho vajra damShTro mahaabalaH | dhuumra akShaH ca atikaayaH ca durmukhaH caiva raakShasaH || 6-9-3 parighaan paTTasaan praasaan shakti shuula parashvadhaan | caapaani ca sabaaNaani khaDgaamH ca vipulaan shitaan || 6-9-4 pragR^ihya parama kruddhaaH samutpatya ca raakShasaaH | abruvan raavaNam sarve pradiiptaa iva tejasaa || 6-9-5

Translation

Then, Nikumbha, Rabhasa, the exceedingly strong Surya satru, Suptaghna, Yaj~akopa, Mahaparsva and Mahodara, the unconquerable demons Agniketu and Rasmiketu, then the powerful son of Ravana named Indrajit endowed with great energy, Prahasta and Virupaksha, Vajradamstra who was extraordinarily strong, Dhumarksha and Atikaya and the demon by name Durmukha, carrying iron clubs, sharp-edged spears, spikes, darts, javelins and axes, bows with excellent arrows and swords shining like a vast expanse of water, and who were all extremely enraged, and flaming as it were with glory, those demons rose up and spoke to Ravana (as follows).

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-5. tataH

then

nikumbhaH

Nikumbha

rabhasaH

Rabhasa

mahaabalaH

the extraordinarily strong

suurya shatruH

Suryasatru

suptaghnaH

Suptaghna

yaGYa kopaH

Yajnakopa

mahaapaarsva mahodarau

Mahaparsva and Mahodara

durdharshhaH

the unconquerable raakSasaaH = demons

agniketuH ca

Agniketu and

rashmiketuH ca

Rasmiketu

tataH

then

balavaan

pweful

mahaatejaa

and endowed with great energy

raavaNaatmajaH

son of Ravana

indrajichya

Indrajit

athaH

and

prahasthaH

Prahasta; viruupaakSaH; Virupaksha

vajradamSTraH

Vajradamstra

dhuumraakSashcha

Dhumraksha

atikaayashcha

Atikaya

raakSasaH

and the demon

durmukhashchaiva

named Durmukha

pragR^ihya

carrying

pathishaan

iron clubs

parighaan

sharp-edged spears

shuulaan

spikes

praasaan

darts

shaktiparashvathaan

javelins and axes

chaapaani

bows

sabaaNaani

with excellent arrows

khadgaamshcha

and swords

vipulaambubhaan

shining like a vast expanse of water

sarve

who were all

parama kruddhaaH

extremely enraged

pradiiptaaH iva

flaming as it were

tejasaaH

with glory

raakSasaaH

(those)demons

samutpatya

rose up abruvan = (and) spoke

raavaNam

to Ravana (as follows).

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Vibhishana Speaks Words of Morality

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