Shloka 8
इन्द्रजितो यज्ञानुष्ठानं अन्तर्धानं च
Indrajit’s Rite and the Invisible Assault
सर्वतोऽग्निंसमास्तीर्यशरपत्रैस्सतोमरैः ।छागस्यसर्वकृष्णस्यगळंजग्राहजीवतः ।।।।
sarvato ’gniṁ samāstīrya śarapatraiḥ satomaraiḥ | chāgasya sarvakṛṣṇasya galaṁ jagrāha jīvataḥ || 6.80.8 ||
Nachdem er rings um das Feuer nach allen Seiten Schilfgras und Waffen ausgestreut hatte, packte er die Kehle eines lebenden, ganz schwarzen Ziegenbocks, der als Opfergabe bestimmt war.
"If he enters into earth, heaven or the underground world or the subterranean world or remains hidden, my weapon will consume him, and he will fall on earth."
FAQs
It raises the tension between ritual action and moral evaluation: the epic repeatedly implies that dharma is not guaranteed by rite alone, but by alignment with truth and righteous purpose.
The sacrificial space is prepared with symbolic/weapon-like items, and the animal intended for offering is physically taken hold of.
Determination and resolve—here expressed in a grim ritual act serving a martial objective.