Shloka 6.45.21

इन्द्रजितः अन्तर्धानयुद्धं — Indrajit’s Concealed Assault and the Fall of Rama and Lakshmana

Devanagari script

तौतुक्रूरेणनिहतौरक्षसाकामरूपिणा ।असृक्सुस्रुवतुस्तीव्रंजलंप्रस्रवणाविव ।।6.45.21।।

Transliteration

tau tu krūreṇa nihatau rakṣasā kāmarūpiṇā |

asṛk susruvatus tīvraṃ jalaṃ prasravaṇāv iva ||6.45.21||

Translation

Struck down by that cruel rākṣasa who could assume forms at will, the two poured forth blood in torrents—like water gushing from twin springs.

Context

Wounded by the cruel Rakshasas capable of changing form at their will, blood flowed from their body copiously like water from spring bringing out their vital life breaths.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Indrajit (implied as the kāmarūpī rākṣasa in this episode)
• Rākṣasa
• Arrows (implied)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

By contrasting the brothers’ suffering with the attacker’s deceptive power, the verse points to a dharmic ideal: righteousness stands transparent and steadfast, while adharma relies on cruelty and disguise.

What is the narrative situation?

After the attack by the form-shifting rākṣasa (Indrajit), the brothers bleed profusely from their wounds.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral steadfastness under injustice: the righteous may be harmed by deceit, yet their cause remains untainted.