Shloka 71
इन्द्रजित्-वधः
The Slaying of Indrajit
धर्मात्मासत्यसन्धश्चरामोदाशरथिर्यति ।।।।पौरुषेचाप्रतिद्वन्द्वःशरैनंजसिरावणिम् ।
dharmātmā satyasaṃdhaś ca rāmo dāśarathir yadi |
pauruṣe cāpratidvandvaḥ śareṇaṃ jahi rāvaṇim ||
যদি দাশরথি রাম ধর্মাত্মা, সত্যসংকল্প এবং বীর্যে অপ্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী হন, তবে এই শর দ্বারা রাবণি (ইন্দ্রজিৎ)-কে বধ করো।
"If Dasharatha's son, Sri Rama is righteous, truthful, of unrivalled valour and true to his promise this arrow will kill Indrajith."
FAQs
Dharma and Satya are invoked as the moral ground of victory: Lakṣmaṇa ties the weapon’s success to Rāma’s righteousness and truthfulness, asserting that ethical integrity underwrites rightful triumph.
Before releasing the divine arrow at Indrajit, Lakṣmaṇa pronounces a conditional invocation centered on Rāma’s dharma and satya.
Rāma’s satyasaṃdhatā (steadfast truth) and dharmātmabhāva (righteous nature), treated as spiritually efficacious realities.