Indrajit in the Ramcharitmanas

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…

Then he summoned Meghanada, gave him instructions, and stirred up his strength and his enmity. "Those gods who are steadfast in battle and mighty, and who take pride in their fighting, conquer them in battle and bring them here bound." The…

Whatever Ravana had said to Meghanada, it was as though that had all been done beforehand. Listen to the deeds of those whom he had commanded first, and to what they did. The hordes of demons, terrible to look upon, all sinners, were…

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…

Meghanada fitted the Brahma weapon to his bow, and the monkey thought to himself: if I do not honour the Brahma shaft, its boundless glory will be destroyed.

He struck the monkey with the Brahma weapon; yet even as he fell, Hanuman destroyed the host of the enemy. Meghanada saw that the monkey had fallen into a swoon, bound him with the serpent noose, and carried him away. Listen, Bhavani: it…

"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…

Millions of warriors, equal to Meghanada, rose up with joy. They rushed at the monkey's foot, but it did not budge, and they bowed their heads and sat down again. The monkey's foot would not leave the ground, and seeing it, the enemy's…

Overcome with fear, the monkeys began to flee, though, Uma, they were destined to win the victory in the end. Someone cried, "Where are Angada and Hanuman? Where are Nala and Nila, and the mighty Dvivida?" Hanuman heard that his own army…

Give up your enmity and give back Vaidehi; worship the Treasury of Mercy, who is the supreme friend of those who love him. His words struck Ravana like arrows. "Go, you luckless wretch, and blacken your face elsewhere!" "You have grown…

When Meghanada heard that the monkeys had come again and besieged the fort, the hero came down from the stronghold and marched out to face them, sounding his drums.

"Where are the two brothers, the lords of Kosala, those archers famed throughout all the worlds? Where are Nala and Nila, Dwivida and Sugriva, and Angada and Hanuman, the very limit of strength? Where is Vibhishana, the betrayer of his…

He struck each of them with ten arrows, and the monkey heroes fell to the ground. Meghanada, steadfast in his strength, gave a lion's roar and thundered aloud.

Seeing the army in distress, Hanuman, the son of the Wind, rushed forward like Death himself in a rage. He at once tore up a huge mountain rock and, in great fury, hurled it at Meghanada. Seeing it coming, Meghanada rose into the sky, and…

How did the wounded heroes appear? Like flowering kimshuka trees. The two warriors, Lakshmana and Meghanada, grappled with each other in great fury. Neither could conquer the other; the demon fought with trickery and force, and with unfair…

A hundred crores of warriors like Meghanada tried to lift him. But how could Shesha, the support of the world, be lifted? They went away abashed.

At the close of the day both armies drew back; in the battle the brave warriors were greatly wearied. By Rama's grace the strength of the monkey host grew, like a fire that blazes fiercely when it finds straw. The demons wasted away day…

Meghanada mounted his chariot of illusion and rose into the sky. He roared with a thunderous peal of laughter, and terror seized the army of the monkeys.

O Bhavani, the deeds of Rama in his form with attributes cannot be fathomed by argument, by the strength of the intellect, or by speech. Considering this, those who are wise and detached give up all argument and worship Rama. Meghanada…

When Meghanada came to from his swoon, he felt deep shame at the sight of his father. At once he went to a cave in a great mountain, resolving in his mind to perform a sacrifice that would make him invincible. Here Vibhishana weighed the…