Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 80, Shloka 26
इन्द्रजितो यज्ञानुष्ठानं अन्तर्धानं च
Indrajit’s Rite and the Invisible Assault
नैवज्यातलनिर्घोषा न च नेमिखुरस्वनः ।शुश्रुवेचरतस्तस्य न च रूपंप्रकाशते ।।।।
naiva jyā-tala-nirghoṣā na ca nemi-khura-svanaḥ | śuśruve caratas tasya na ca rūpaṃ prakāśate || 6.80.26 ||
وهو يتحرّك لم يُسمَع لا رنينُ الوتر ولا صوتُ الإصابة، ولا ضجيجُ العجلات والحوافر؛ بل إن صورته نفسها لم تكن تتجلّى.
While Indrajith was moving, neither the sounds produced by palms or of the wheels or the hoof s were heard and the form was also not visible.,
FAQs
Dharma is aligned with satya—what is open, accountable, and knowable; concealment that removes sight and sound symbolizes adharma’s attempt to evade moral responsibility.
Indrajit’s movement becomes undetectable: no characteristic sounds are heard and his body is not seen.
For Rāma’s side, the implied virtue is vigilance and composure when ordinary means of perception fail.