Shloka 6.90.1
इन्द्रजित्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम् तथा वानरप्रोत्साहनम् (Indrajit–Lakshmana Battle and the Rallying of the Vanaras)
युध्यमानौतुतौदृष्टवाप्रसक्तौनरराक्षसौ ।प्रभिन्नाविवमातङ्गौपरस्परवधैषिणौ ।।।।तौद्रष्टुकामस्सङ्ग्रामेपरस्परगतौबली ।शूरस्सरावणभ्रातातस्थौसङ्ग्राममूर्धनि ।।।।
yudhyamānau tu tau dṛṣṭvā prasaktau nara-rākṣasau |
prabhinnāv iva mātaṅgau paraspara-vadhaiṣiṇau ||
tau draṣṭu-kāmaḥ saṅgrāme paraspara-gatau balī |
śūraḥ sa rāvaṇa-bhrātā tasthau saṅgrāma-mūrdhani ||
Seeing those two—the man and the rākṣasa—locked in combat, each seeking the other’s death, like two maddened elephants crashing against one another, the valiant hero, Rāvaṇa’s brother Vibhīṣaṇa, stood at the forefront of the battlefield, intent on watching their fight.
Lakshmana (man) and Indrajith (Rakshasa) were fond of battle and intending to win in the fight overcoming each other. Each of them were like elephants but were broken into pieces. Vibheeshana, with eagerness to witness the battle stood in the forefront of the battlefield watching the fight.
The verse frames war as a grave, consequential act: it highlights the destructive mutual intent, implicitly reminding that dharma must govern conflict, not mere bloodlust.
Lakṣmaṇa and Indrajit are fiercely engaged in battle; Vibhīṣaṇa stands at the front to observe the clash.
Steadfast courage and attentiveness—Vibhīṣaṇa’s readiness to witness and assess a pivotal battle moment.