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Shloka 6.80.33

इन्द्रजितो यज्ञानुष्ठानं अन्तर्धानं च (Indrajit’s Rite and the Invisible Assault)

रावणिस्तुदिशस्सर्वारथेनातिरथोऽपतत् ।विव्याधतौदाशरथीलघ्वस्त्रनिशितैःशरैः ।।।।

rāvaṇis tu diśaḥ sarvā rathenātiratho 'patat | vivyādha tau dāśarathī laghv-astraniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||

But Rāvaṇa’s son, a foremost chariot-warrior, swept in every direction in his chariot and pierced the two sons of Daśaratha with swift, keen arrows.

The son of Ravana who was a superior chariot warrior and swift in discharging arrows coursed through all directions and pierced arrows at Rama and Lakshmana from the aerial car.

R
Rāvaṇi (Indrajit/Meghanāda)
R
Rāma
L
Lakṣmaṇa
D
Daśaratha
R
ratha (chariot)

The verse contrasts power with righteousness: great prowess can be used in service of adharma. The Ramayana repeatedly distinguishes skill from moral legitimacy.

Indrajit maneuvers rapidly and attacks Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa from multiple directions.

From a neutral perspective: exceptional martial agility; ethically, it warns that talent without dharma can become destructive.