Shloka 1
इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मण संवादः तथा युद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Indrajit and Lakshmana: War-Boasts, Rebuke, and the Clash
विभीषणवच्श्रुत्वारावणिःक्रोधमूर्छितः ।अब्रवीत्परुषंवाक्यंवेगेनाभ्युत्पपात च ।।।।
vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śrutvā rāvaṇiḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ | abravīt paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ vegenābhyutpapāta ca || 6.88.1 ||
Al oír las palabras de Vibhīṣaṇa, Rāvaṇi (Indrajit), cegado por la ira, pronunció palabras ásperas y se lanzó hacia adelante con ímpetu.
Hearing Vibheeshana's words, Indrajith was deluded with fury, spoke harshly and advanced.
FAQs
The verse warns that uncontrolled anger (krodha) clouds discernment and leads to harsh speech and rash action—contrary to dharmic self-mastery.
After hearing Vibhīṣaṇa, Indrajit becomes enraged, responds sharply, and charges toward confrontation.
By contrast (implicitly), the virtue emphasized is restraint; Indrajit’s lack of it becomes the lesson.