Character

Indrajit

इन्द्रजित्

verses
642
books
18
chapters
112
Child of
Ravana
Slain by
Lakshmana

What the texts say

In the Ramayana, Indrajit is the son of Ravana, lord of the Rakshasas. Ramayana 6.85.26, 6.80.5 The epic says he had boons from Brahma, the Self-born, and fought unseen. Ramayana 6.73.69 Shrouded in sorcery, he bound Rama and his brother Lakshmana in a net of arrows. Ramayana 6.44.37, 6.51.12 Knowing Hanuman, the son of the Wind-god, was not to be slain, he seized him with a missile. Ramayana 5.48.37 It also tells how he deceived the vanaras with illusion, showing something slain as Sita. Ramayana 6.93.36, 6.81.33 In the Narada Purana, Lakshmana slays Indrajit, the conqueror of Indra. Narada Purana 2.1.75.47

Where to read

Every verse that names Indrajit, book by book.

  1. Ramayana

    488 verses · 49 chapters

    All 488 verses in the Ramayana
    • 6.73.3

      Then, seeing the king despondent and as though drowning in an ocean of grief, Indrajit—Rāvaṇa’s son, foremost among chariot-warriors—addressed him with these words.

    • 6.89.15

      Seeing the deed done by Indrajit, Rāma’s younger brother paid it no heed; smiling, he said, “This is nothing.” Then Lakṣmaṇa—the best of men—his face unafraid and his anger kindled in battle, took up dreadful arrows and released them at…

    • 6.81.26

      “For whose sake Sugrīva, you, and Rāma have come here—I will kill that Vaidehī today, before your very eyes.” Thus Indrajit threatened.

  2. Mahabharata

    42 verses · 6 chapters

    All 42 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 25 verses

    • 3.272.2

      Rāvaṇa addressed his heroic son Indrajit: “Defeat Rāma, O destroyer of foes, and also Sugrīva together with Lakṣmaṇa.”

    • 3.273.1

      Mārkaṇḍeya said: Seeing both brothers fallen—of immeasurable energy—Rāvaṇi (Indrajit) then bound them again with arrows empowered by granted boons.

    • 3.269.7

      Then, meeting in close engagement there, Rāvaṇa fought with Rāma; and likewise Lakṣmaṇa fought with Indrajit.

  3. Skanda Purana

    30 verses · 12 chapters

    All 30 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 1.4.2.53

      You have heard of the holy region named Brahmapura—Indrajit’s city—where, on the bank of the noble Ārya-puṣkariṇī, he established Dhūrjaṭi (Śiva).

    • 3.1.44.18

      They fought back with speed, and then single combats arose. Indrajit, the son of Rāvaṇa, engaged in battle with Lakṣmaṇa.

    • 3.1.46.12

      Then he was led by Indrajit into the splendid royal assembly of the lord of the Rākṣasas; there, with his words, he treated the ruler of Laṅkā as mere straw and spoke in open contempt.

  4. Ramcharitmanas

    25 verses · 10 chapters

    All 25 verses in the Ramcharitmanas
    • 1.19.375

      His happiness and wealth, his sons, his army and his allies, his victory, glory, strength, intelligence and renown, all of these grew newer and greater day by day, just as greed increases with every gain. He had a brother, Kumbhakarna, of…

    • 5.2.29

      Hearing of his son's death, the Lord of Lanka was enraged, and he sent the mighty Meghanada. "Do not kill him, my son; bind him. Let us see this monkey, and learn where he comes from." Indrajit, the matchless warrior, set out, filled with…

    • 6.4.49

      "I am well able to break your teeth, but the Lord of the Raghus has not given me the order. I am so angry that I would smash all ten of your mouths, then seize Lanka and drown it in the sea. Your Lanka is like the fruit of the fig tree…

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Indrajit matters most.

  1. Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host

    Ramayana 6.73 · 52 verses

  2. Indrajit and Lakshmana’s Fierce Exchange of Arrows

    Ramayana 6.89 · 30 verses

    Antagonist duelist

  3. Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke

    Ramayana 6.81 · 27 verses

    Architect of psychological warfare

  4. न्यग्रोध-प्रवेश-निवारणम् (Preventing Indrajit’s Banyan-Tree Rite) / Indrajit Confronts Vibhishana

    Ramayana 6.87 · 25 verses

    Antagonist relying on ritual power and invisibility

  5. Indrajit’s Concealed Assault and the Fall of Rama and Lakshmana

    Ramayana 6.45 · 14 verses

    Architect of the reversal: fights from concealment…

  6. इन्द्रजित्-हनूमद्-युद्धं तथा निकुम्भिलायां होमः (Indrajit vs Hanuman; Indrajit’s Nikumbhila rite)

    Ramayana 6.82 · 11 verses

  7. Indrajit and Lakṣmaṇa: Escalation through Concealment

    Mahabharata 3.272 · 23 verses

    Primary antagonist-combatant

  8. The Retrieval of the Herb-Bearing Mountain

    Ramayana 6.74 · 3 verses

    Offstage causal force

  9. Indrajit’s Binding, Restoration by Viśalyā, and Counsel Restraining Rāvaṇa (Āraṇyaka Parva 273)

    Mahabharata 3.273 · 14 verses

    Rākṣasa champion whose boon-backed weapons create the crisis…

  10. Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint

    Ramayana 6.93 · 13 verses

    Absent but central

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