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Shloka 6.45.4

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

तेसम्प्रहृष्टाहरयोभीमानुद्यम्यपादपान् ।आकाशंविविशुस्सर्वेमार्गमाणादिशोदशः ।।6.45.4।।

taṃ bhīmam ārgamāṇā diśo daśa vegā harayo nārācaiḥ kṣatavigrahāḥ |

andhakāreṇa na dadṛśuḥ meghaiḥ sūryam ivāvṛtam ||6.45.6||

Though, in terror, they rushed about searching the ten directions, the Vānara warriors—their bodies torn by iron shafts—could not see him in the darkness, like the sun veiled by clouds.

All those monkeys, exceedingly rejoiced, held huge trees, and went in ten directions searching and sprang to the sky.

V
Vānara warriors
I
Indrajit (implied as “him”)
D
darkness
S
sun (sūrya)
C
clouds (megha)
I
iron arrows (nārāca)

It highlights how adharma can operate by obscuring truth (satya): when clarity is hidden, righteous forces must endure pain and continue seeking what is right.

The Vānara troops, wounded by iron arrows, fail to locate Indrajit because he is concealed by darkness.

Endurance under injury and confusion—continuing the search despite suffering and uncertainty.