Shloka 15
धूम्राक्षप्रेषणम्
The Dispatch of Dhūmrākṣa
घोरैर्दत्तवरैर्भद्धौशरैराशीविषोपमैः ।अमोघैस्सूर्यसङ्काशैःप्रमथ्येन्द्रजितायुधि ।।6.51.15।।तदस्त्रबन्धमासाद्ययदिमुक्तौरिपूमम ।संशयस्थमिदंसर्वमनुपश्याम्यहंबलम् ।।6.51.16।।
ghorair datta-varair baddhau śarair āśīviṣopamaiḥ |
amoghais sūrya-saṅkāśaiḥ pramathyendrajitā yudhi ||6.51.15||
Im Kampf band Indrajit sie mit schrecklichen, durch Gaben gesegneten Pfeilen—gleich giftigen Schlangen, unfehlbar und sonnenhell strahlend—und so wurden sie gewaltsam niedergerungen.
"My enemies who are bound by the formidable and unfailing, sharp, poisonous and bright arrows like the sun of Indrajith blessed with boons, are liberated from the bondage! I doubt if my army is in danger!"
FAQs
Power and boons are ethically neutral; their use defines righteousness. The verse implicitly warns that extraordinary weapons used for adharma still fail to secure lasting victory.
Rāvaṇa recalls how Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa had been bound by Indrajit’s formidable, boon-backed arrows in battle.
On the righteous side, steadfastness; on the opposing side, reliance on might and supernatural advantage—showing the tension between dharma and sheer force.