Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 88, Shloka 32
इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मण संवादः तथा युद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Indrajit and Lakshmana: War-Boasts, Rebuke, and the Clash
सःशरैराहतस्तेनसरोषोरावणात्मजः ।।।।सुप्रयुक्तैस्त्रिभिर्भाणैःप्रतिविव्याधलक्ष्मणम् ।
saḥ śarair āhatas tena saroṣo rāvaṇātmajaḥ |
suprayuktais tribhir bhāṇaiḥ prativivyādha lakṣmaṇam ||
Von jenen Pfeilen getroffen, entbrannte Rāvaṇas Sohn in Zorn und durchbohrte als Erwiderung Lakṣmaṇa mit drei wohlgezielten Geschossen.
Struck by the arrows, Indrajith in return furiously released three well aimed arrows at Lakshmana.
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It highlights the cycle of retaliation in war: anger fuels response; dharma literature often warns that uncontrolled rage clouds judgment even when skill is present.
Indrajit, wounded, responds immediately by shooting three accurate arrows at Lakṣmaṇa.
Martial precision is shown (suprayukta), though paired with the vice of anger (krodha) that drives the counterattack.
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