सर्गः ९
In which roaring chiefs seize weapons to kill Rāma while Vibhīṣaṇa checks them, pleads timely valor, and begs return of Sītā before ruin
Champions seize weapons leaping up — Champions vow kill Rāma Sugrīva Lakṣmaṇa Hanumān — Vibhīṣaṇa restrains warriors reseating them — Vibhīṣaṇa preaches timely valor against unwary only — Vibhīṣaṇa warns never despise immeasurable foe — Vibhīṣaṇa notes Rāma guiltless wife seized at Janasthāna — Vibhīṣaṇa urges return Sītā before city shattered — Vibhīṣaṇa begs abandon anger embrace dharma and live