Shloka 6.89.12

इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मणयोर् घोरः शरयुद्धः (Indrajit and Lakshmana’s Fierce Exchange of Arrows)

Devanagari script

यदितेप्रथमेयुद्धे न दृष्टोमत्पराक्रमः ।अद्यतेदर्शयिष्यामितिष्ठेदानींव्यवस्थितः ।।6.89.12।।

Transliteration

smṛtir vā nāsti te manye vyaktaṃ vā yamasādanam |

gantum icchasi yasmāt tvam adharṣayitum icchasi ||6.89.11||

Translation

I think you have lost your sense and memory—or else you plainly wish to go to Yama’s abode—since you desire to challenge me.

Context

"If you have not seen my courage in the first combat, now I will exhibit. Stand and fight now."

Characters & Entities

• Indrajit (implicit speaker)
• Lakṣmaṇa (implicit addressee)
• Yama
• Yamasādana (abode of Yama)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse uses the idiom of dharmic combat culture: warning an opponent before escalation. Even within hostility, the expectation is that one understands consequences and chooses wisely.

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit taunts Lakṣmaṇa, implying that challenging him is tantamount to courting death, invoking Yama’s realm as the consequence.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Indrajit’s confidence and intimidation as a warrior—though ethically ambiguous—showing the battlefield norm of psychological pressure before physical assault.