Shloka 6.73.46
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः (Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host)
अष्टादशशरैस्तीक्ष्णैस्सविदद्वागन्धमादनम् ।विव्याथनवभिश्चैवनलंदूरादवस्थितम् ।।।।
aṣṭādaśa-śarais tīkṣṇaiḥ sa viddhvā gandhamādanam |
vivyātha navabhiś caiva nalaṁ dūrād avasthitam ||
With eighteen keen arrows he struck Gandhamādana; and with nine more he grievously wounded Nala, who stood at a distance.
He shattered Gandhamadana with eighteen very sharp arrows and Nala standing at far with nine arrows.
The epic contrasts brute success with rightful cause: even impressive precision becomes ethically troubling when directed toward protecting adharma.
Indrajit targets prominent Vānara leaders—Gandhamādana and Nala—wounding them with counted volleys.
Technical mastery (archery precision), presented as formidable but morally misaligned.