Shloka 6
इन्द्रजितो यज्ञानुष्ठानं अन्तर्धानं च
Indrajit’s Rite and the Invisible Assault
जुह्वतश्चापितत्राग्निंरक्तोष्णीषधरास्त्रिरियः ।आजग्मुस्तत्रसम्भ्रान्ताराक्षस्योयत्ररावणिः ।।।।
juhvataś cāpi tatrāgniṁ raktoṣṇīṣadharā striyaḥ | ājagmus tatra sambhrāntā rākṣasyo yatra rāvaṇiḥ || 6.80.6 ||
সেখানে তিনি অগ্নিতে আহুতি দিচ্ছিলেন; লাল উষ্ণীষ পরিহিতা রাক্ষসী নারীরা ব্যস্ত হয়ে সেই স্থানে ছুটে এল, যেখানে রাবণি ছিল।
"O mighty armed Lakshmana! I will make an effort to kill Indrajith by commanding weapons like venomous serpents endowed with high speed."
FAQs
The verse is chiefly descriptive, showing the social/ritual support system around a warrior. In Dharma terms, it illustrates organized participation in a rite—though the epic later evaluates actions by truthfulness and righteous intent, not merely by ceremonial display.
Indrajit continues the fire-offering, and Rākṣasa women arrive in haste with ritual/ceremonial items and attire.
Readiness and coordinated service (paricaryā) in a high-stakes ritual setting.