Shloka 8
इन्द्रजितः अन्तर्धानयुद्धं
Indrajit’s Concealed Assault and the Fall of Rama and Lakshmana
निरन्तरशीरीरौतुतावुभौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।क्रुद्धेनेन्द्रजितावीरौपन्नगैश्शरतांगतैः ।।6.45.8।।
nirantaraśarīrau tu tāv ubhau rāmalakṣmaṇau |
kruddhenendrajitā vīrau pannagaiḥ śaratāṃ gataiḥ ||6.45.8||
Los dos héroes, Rāma y Lakṣmaṇa, fueron heridos por todo el cuerpo por el airado Indrajit, con flechas que habían tomado la forma de serpientes.
The Vanaras were mangled with iron arrows, however endowed with high speed they could not make out Indrajith in utter darkness just as the sun covered by clouds.
FAQs
The episode frames dharma as resilience when confronted by overwhelming and uncanny force; righteousness may be bound, but not morally defeated.
Indrajit uses serpent-form arrows, leaving both brothers pierced across their bodies.
Heroic endurance (vīrya and dhairya) in the face of extraordinary weapons.