Shloka 6
विभीषण–इन्द्रजित् संवादः
Vibhishana and Indrajit: Counsel, Boast, and Rebuttal
ऐरावतोविस्वरमुन्नदन् सनिपातितोभूमितलेमयातु ।विकृष्यदन्तौतुमयाप्रसह्यवित्रासितादेवगणास्समग्राः ।।6.15.6।।
airāvato visvaram unnadan sa nipātito bhūmi-tale mayā tu | vikṛṣya dantau tu mayā prasahya vitrāsitā deva-gaṇāḥ samagrāḥ ||6.15.6||
Und auch Airāvata – laut trompetend im Angriff – wurde von mir zu Boden geschleudert; ich riss ihm gewaltsam die Stoßzähne aus, und das gesamte Götterheer geriet in Panik.
"O King! We will offer celebrated Sita to Rama along with wealth, gems, good ornaments, wonderful and beautiful clothes and precious gems and remain here devoid of sorrow."।।ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddhakāṇḍēpañcadaśassargaḥ।।This is the end of the fifteenth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic of the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
The verse functions as a lesson on the ethical risk of pride: recounting violent feats as self-justification can harden one against dharma and compassion.
Indrajit continues to assert his superiority by recalling how he overcame divine forces associated with Indra.
Indrajit foregrounds fearlessness; the Ramayana’s broader ethical frame values fearlessness when aligned with righteousness, not when used to defend adharma.