Shloka 51
इन्द्रजित्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम् तथा वानरप्रोत्साहनम्
Indrajit–Lakshmana Battle and the Rallying of the Vanaras
तेहयामथिताभग्नाव्यसवोधरणींगताः ।।।।तेनिहत्यहयांस्तस्यप्रमथ्य च महारथम् ।पुनरुत्पत्यवेगेनतस्थुर्लक्ष्मणपार्श्वतः ।।।।
te hayā mathitā bhagnā vyasavo dharaṇīṃ gatāḥ | te nihatya hayān tasya pramathya ca mahāratham | punar utpatya vegena tasthur lakṣmaṇapārśvataḥ ||
تلك الخيول، وقد سُحِقت وتكسّرت، سقطت بلا روح على الأرض. فلمّا قتلوا خيوله وحطّموا كذلك المركبة العظيمة، وثبوا ثانيةً مسرعين ووقفوا إلى جانب لاكشمانا.
Those Vanaras of huge mountain forms getting on top of those horses (of Indrajith),
FAQs
Dharma is framed as protection through decisive action: the vanaras act to neutralize a threat and immediately return to guard Lakṣmaṇa, showing loyal guardianship within a righteous coalition.
The vanaras disable Indrajit’s chariot by killing the horses and battering the chariot, then quickly regroup beside Lakṣmaṇa.
Loyalty and coordinated bravery—acting for protection and then returning to support the principal warrior.