Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 46
इन्द्रजित्-वधः
The Slaying of Indrajit
तेतस्यकायंभित्वातुरुक्मपुङ्खानिमित्तगाः ।।।।बभूवुर्लोहितादिग्धारक्ताइवमहोरगाः ।
te tasya kāyaṃ bhittvā tu rukmapuṅkhā nimittagāḥ | babhūvur lohitādigdhā raktā iva mahoragāḥ ||
Those arrows, their golden shafts and red-feathered ends, penetrated his body; smeared with blood, they looked like great serpents reddened all over.
The arrows with red feathers of Vibheeshana having penetrated the body of Indrajith, piercing into the body they became red coloured seemed like a red serpent.
FAQs
The verse is primarily descriptive, but it reinforces the gravity of violence: war leaves visible, painful consequences. Dharmic reflection treats such imagery as a reminder of the cost of adharma-driven conflict.
After Vibhīṣaṇa’s volley, the embedded arrows are described vividly as blood-red, serpent-like forms.
Not a direct virtue statement; the emphasis is on narrative realism—making the consequences of battle unmistakable.
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