He (Rāvana) from foolishness did not like the becoming speech of Vibhīşaņa conducive to the acquirement of piety and wealth and securing the welfare of the Rakşasas. Had the younger brother of the lord of wealth (Rāvana) observed the words of Vibhīşaņa, Lanka would not have been overwhelmed with grief and reduced to the state of a cremation ground.
धर्मार्थसहितं वाक्यं सर्वेषां रक्षसां हितम्। युक्तं विभीषणेनोक्तं मोहात्तस्य न रोचते॥ विभीषणवचः कुर्याद्यदि स्म धनदानुजः। श्मशानभूता दुःखार्ता नेयं लङ्का भविष्यति॥