Shloka 6.73.38
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः (Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host)
स शरैस्सूर्यसङ्काशैश्शातकुम्भविभूषितैः ।वानरान् समरेवीरःप्रममाथसुदुर्जयः ।।।।
sa śaraiḥ sūryasaṅkāśaiḥ śātakumbha-vibhūṣitaiḥ |
vānarān samare vīraḥ pramamātha sudurjayaḥ ||
That hard-to-conquer hero crushed the Vanaras in battle with arrows blazing like the sun and adorned with gold.
Hero Indrajith, who is difficult to conquer in battle, killed the Vanaras with sun like arrows decorated with gold.
Power and brilliance are morally neutral; Dharma evaluates how such power is directed—toward protection or oppression.
Indrajit overwhelms the Vanaras with formidable, dazzling weaponry.
Martial prowess (tejas), presented as a force that must be governed by right intention.