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Shloka 6.73.20

इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः (Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host)

सम्प्राप्यमहातेजायुद्धभूमिमरिन्दमः ।।।।स्थापयामासरक्षांसिरथंप्रतिसमन्ततः ।

samprāpya mahātejā yuddhabhūmim arindamaḥ | sthāpayāmāsa rakṣāṃsi rathaṃ pratisamantataḥ ||

Reaching the battlefield, the mighty and foe-subduing one stationed the Rākṣasas all around his chariot as a protective ring.

Upon reaching the battlefield, he, the tamer of foes, highly energetic Indrajith, ranged the Rakshasas around the chariot.

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Indrajit
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Rākṣasas
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Battlefield

It shows disciplined organization in war; in the Ramayana, discipline is admirable, but dharma still asks whether the cause is righteous.

Indrajit arrives at the battlefield and arranges his forces around his chariot.

Strategic competence and command—orderly deployment and preparedness.