Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 34
इन्द्रजित्-वधः
The Slaying of Indrajit
अभ्येद्यकवचंमत्वालक्ष्मणंरावणात्मजः ।।6.91.33।।ललाटेलक्ष्मणंबाणैस्सुपुङ्खैस्त्रिभिरिन्द्रजित् ।अविध्यत्परमक्रुद्धःशीघ्रमस्त्रंप्रदर्शयन् ।।6.91.34।।
abhedyakavacaṁ matvā lakṣmaṇaṁ rāvaṇātmajaḥ || 6.91.33 || lalāṭe lakṣmaṇaṁ bāṇaiḥ supuṅkhais tribhir indrajit | avidhyat paramakruddhaḥ śīghram astraṁ pradarśayan || 6.91.34 ||
Este verso repite el anterior: sabiendo Indrajit que la armadura de Lakṣmaṇa era impenetrable, con gran ira y rapidez, mientras mostraba su destreza en las armas, hirió su frente con tres flechas de plumas perfectas.
Ravana's son, knowing that it is not possible to break the shield of Lakshmana, quickly showed his weapon with three arrows with plumes and gems and struck him on the forehead.
FAQs
As a duplicated reading, it reiterates the same lesson: prowess should be governed by restraint; rage-driven action is ethically precarious even when skillful.
The text repeats the description of Indrajit shifting tactics to strike Lakṣmaṇa’s exposed forehead.
Weapon-skill and tactical adaptation (Indrajit), set against the moral hazard of excessive anger.