Chapter 14 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 14

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 14.1

निशाचरेन्द्रस्य निशम्य वाक्यं स कुम्भकर्णस्य च गर्जितानि। विभीषणो राक्षसराजमुख्यमुवाच वाक्यं हितमर्थयुक्तम्॥

niśācarendrasya niśamya vākyaṃ sa kumbhakarṇasya ca garjitāni| vibhīṣaṇo rākṣasarājamukhyamuvāca vākyaṃ hitamarthayuktam||

English Meaning

Hearing the words of the lord of Rākşasas, as well as the thundering of Kumbhakarņa, Vibhīşaņa addressed the Rākşasa chief, in a pregnant speech, fraught with his welfare.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)