Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 4
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
न तात मोहंपरिगन्तुमर्हसियत्रेन्द्रजिजजीवतिराक्षसेन्द्र ।नेन्द्रारिबाणाभिहतोहिकश्चित्प्राणान् समर्थस्समरेऽभिपातुम् ।।।।
na tāta mohaṃ parigantum arhasi yatrendrajit jīvati rākṣasendra |
nendrāri-bāṇābhihato hi kaścit prāṇān samarthaḥ samare 'bhipātum ||
«Oh señor de los Rākṣasas, no debes caer en el engaño mientras Indrajit viva. Pues nadie, herido en batalla por las flechas del enemigo de Indra, puede conservar la vida.»
"Dear king of Rakshasas! Do not give way to despair when Indrajith is alive. Indeed, struck by Indrajith's arrows in battle it is not possible for anyone to be with life."
FAQs
It warns against moha (delusion) in leadership, yet also shows how counsel can be ethically misdirected when it strengthens an adharma-based cause.
A Rākṣasa advisor reassures Rāvaṇa, praising Indrajit’s battlefield lethality and urging him not to despair.
Strategic confidence and morale-building—though ethically ambiguous when used to sustain unrighteous aims.