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Shloka 6.15.14

विभीषण–इन्द्रजित् संवादः (Vibhishana and Indrajit: Counsel, Boast, and Rebuttal)

धनानिरत्नानिसुभूषणानिवासांसिदिव्यानिमणींश्च ।चित्रान् सीतांचरामायनिवेद्यदेवींवसेमराजन् निहवीतशोकाः ।।6.15.14।।

airāvato visvaram unnadan sa nipātito bhūmi-tale mayā tu | vikṛṣya dantau tu mayā prasahya vitrāsitā deva-gaṇāḥ samagrāḥ ||6.15.6||

And Airāvata too—trumpeting loudly as he charged—was hurled down to the ground by me; I wrenched out his tusks by force, and the entire host of gods was driven into panic.

"O King! We will offer celebrated Sita to Rama along with wealth, gems, good ornaments, wonderful and beautiful clothes and precious gems and remain here devoid of sorrow."।।ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddhakāṇḍēpañcadaśassargaḥ।।This is the end of the fifteenth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic of the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

I
Indrajit
A
Airāvata
D
Devas (deva-gaṇa)
I
Indra (implied via Airāvata)

The verse functions as a lesson on the ethical risk of pride: recounting violent feats as self-justification can harden one against dharma and compassion.

Indrajit continues to assert his superiority by recalling how he overcame divine forces associated with Indra.

Indrajit foregrounds fearlessness; the Ramayana’s broader ethical frame values fearlessness when aligned with righteousness, not when used to defend adharma.