Shloka 29
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
स पावकंपावकदीप्ततेजाहुत्वामहेन्द्रप्रतिमप्रभावः ।स चापबाणासिरथाश्वसूतःखेऽन्तर्दधेऽत्मानमचिन्त्यरूपः ।।।।
sa pāvakaṃ pāvakadīptatejā āhutvā mahendrapratimaprabhāvaḥ | sa cāpabāṇāsirathāśvasūtaḥ khe 'ntardadhe 'tmānam acintyarūpaḥ ||
Nachdem er dem Feuer dargebracht hatte—glühend wie das Feuer selbst und an Macht dem großen Indra gleich—entschwand Indrajit, von unbegreiflicher Gestalt, gerüstet mit Bogen und Pfeilen, Schwert, Wagen, Rossen und Wagenlenker, in den Himmel.
Flaming like fire god, endowed with the prowess of Indra, possessing inconceivable form, Indrajith with his bow, arrows and chariot disappeared into the sky.
FAQs
The verse implicitly contrasts power with righteousness: extraordinary abilities (even divinely aided) are not proof of Dharma; ethical legitimacy depends on purpose and conduct, not mere might.
After completing the oblation and empowerment, Indrajit becomes invisible/vanishes into the sky to fight from concealment.
Martial prowess and tactical cunning (though ethically ambiguous in the Ramayana’s dharmic frame).