Valmiki Ramayana 6.91.11 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 11
इन्द्रजित्-वधः
The Slaying of Indrajit
स राक्षसगणैर्मुख्यैर्वृतोमन्दोदरीसुतः ।निर्ययौनगरावदीरःकृतान्तबलचोदितः ।।।।
sa rākṣasa-gaṇair mukhyair vṛto mandodarī-sutaḥ | niryayau nagarād vīraḥ kṛtānta-bala-coditaḥ ||6.91.11||
মন্দোদরীর সেই বীর পুত্র, প্রধান প্রধান রাক্ষসদলে পরিবেষ্টিত হয়ে, কৃতান্তের (নিয়তির) প্রবল প্রেরণায় নগর থেকে বেরিয়ে গেল।
Heroic son of Mandodari, impelled by the force of destiny, departed from the city surrounded by Rakshasas.
FAQs
Actions generate consequences: the narrative frames the march to battle as propelled by destiny, reminding that adharma invites an inevitable reckoning, even for the heroic.
Indrajit departs the city with elite rākṣasa support, returning to the battlefield under the shadow of impending fate.
Martial heroism and resolve, tempered by the text’s emphasis on inevitable consequence (kṛtānta).
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