Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 14
इन्द्रजित्-वधः
The Slaying of Indrajit
रावणिश्चापिसङ्क्रुद्धोरणेवानरयूथपान् ।।।।पातयामासबाणौघैःशतशोऽथसहस्रशः ।
rāvaṇiś cāpi saṅkruddho raṇe vānarayūthapān |
pātayāmāsa bāṇaughaiḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ||
तब रावणि भी रण में क्रुद्ध होकर, वानर-यूथपतियों को बाणों की वर्षा से—पहले सैकड़ों और फिर हजारों की संख्या में—गिराने लगा।
Indrajith, highly enraged, struck Vanara leaders with a volley of hundreds and thousands of arrows.
FAQs
It implicitly raises the dharmic question of proportionality in warfare: immense force can be effective, yet dharma asks that power be governed by restraint and right intention.
Indrajit intensifies the battle by showering massive arrow volleys upon the Vanara commanders.
Indrajit’s ferocity and martial capacity are foregrounded, serving as a narrative contrast to the disciplined righteousness expected of Rama’s side.
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