Character

Indrajit

इन्द्रजित्

verses
642
books
18
chapters
112
Child of
Ravana
Slain by
Lakshmana

What the texts say

In the Ramayana, Indrajit is the son of Ravana, lord of the Rakshasas. Ramayana 6.85.26, 6.80.5 The epic says he had boons from Brahma, the Self-born, and fought unseen. Ramayana 6.73.69 Shrouded in sorcery, he bound Rama and his brother Lakshmana in a net of arrows. Ramayana 6.44.37, 6.51.12 Knowing Hanuman, the son of the Wind-god, was not to be slain, he seized him with a missile. Ramayana 5.48.37 It also tells how he deceived the vanaras with illusion, showing something slain as Sita. Ramayana 6.93.36, 6.81.33 In the Narada Purana, Lakshmana slays Indrajit, the conqueror of Indra. Narada Purana 2.1.75.47

Where to read

Every verse that names Indrajit, book by book.

  1. Ramayana

    488 verses · 49 chapters

    All 488 verses in the Ramayana
    • 6.73.3

      Ravan ka beta Indrajit ne dekha ki Raja Dasharath bohot dukhi hain. Aisa lag raha tha jaise woh dukh ke samundar mein doob rahe hain. Indrajit unke paas gaya aur bola, "Raja sahab, aap chinta mat karo. Main yahan hoon."

    • 6.89.15

      Jab Lakshman ne dekha ki Indrajit ne kya kiya, usne uski parwah nahi ki. Muskurake bola, yeh to kuch bhi nahi hai. Phir Lakshman, jiska chehra dar se khali tha aur yuddh mein gussa tha, usne bhi teer utha ke Ravan ke bete par chalaye.

    • 6.81.26

      Indrajit bola, tum, Ram aur Sugreev isliye aaye ho kyunki Sita yahan hai. Aaj main us Sita ko tumhare saamne mar dunga.

  2. Mahabharata

    42 verses · 6 chapters

    All 42 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 25 verses

    • 3.272.2

      Ravan ne apne bete Indrajit se kaha. Indrajit bahut bahadur tha. Ravan bola, ja aur Ravan ko hara de. Sugreev aur Lakshman ko bhi sath mein khatam kar.

    • 3.273.1

      Markandey ne kaha, dono bhai zameen par gir gaye the. Unki taakat ka koi hisaab nahi tha. Indrajit ne phir se unpar teer barsa diye. Woh teer bohot taakatwale the, kisi vardi se mile hue the.

    • 3.269.7

      Phir wahan dono takkar gaye. Ram aur Ravan ladne lage. Laxman ne Indrajit ke saath ladai shuru ki. Dono taraf bhaari yuddh chal raha tha.

  3. Skanda Purana

    30 verses · 12 chapters

    All 30 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 1.4.2.53

      Tumne Brahmapur ka naam suna hai. Yeh Indrajit ka shehar tha. Arya Pushkarini taal ke kinare, unhone Shiv ji ko sthapit kiya.

    • 3.1.44.18

      Dono taraf se tezi se vaar kiya gaya. Phir ek-ek karke ladai shuru hui. Indrajit, jo Ravan ka beta tha, Lakshman ke saath ladne khada ho gaya.

    • 3.1.46.12

      Phir Indrajit ne use Lanka ke raja ki sabha mein le jaaya. Woh sabha bahut acchi thi. Wahan usne Lanka ke raja ki baaton mein koi value nahi rakhi. Usne usse aise bola jaise woh koi khaas nahi, bilkul saaf-saaf bura bola.

  4. Ramcharitmanas

    25 verses · 10 chapters

    All 25 verses in the Ramcharitmanas
    • 1.19.375

      Uski khushi aur daulat, uske bete, uski sena aur saathi, uski jeet, shaan, taakat, samajh aur naam. Ye sab roz naye aur bade hote gaye, jaise lalach har fayde ke saath badhta hai. Uska ek bhai tha Kumbhakarna, bahut zyada taakat wala…

    • 5.2.29

      Apne bete ke marne ki khabar sun ke Lanka ke raja bahut gusse hua, aur usne balwan Meghnad ko bheja. Usne kaha, bete, ise mat maarna, ise bandh le. Ise bandar ko dekh le, aur pata laga ki ye kahan se aaya hai. Indrajit jaisa jodha koi nahi…

    • 6.4.49

      Main toh tumhare daant todne ke kaabil hoon, lekin Ram ne mujhe aaj tak aadesh nahi diya. Mujhe itna gussa aa raha hai ki tumhare saare das mooh tod doon, phir Lanka ko pakad ke samundar mein doobaa doon. Tumhari Lanka goolar ke phal jitni…

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Indrajit matters most.

  1. Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host

    Ramayana 6.73 · 52 verses

  2. Indrajit and Lakshmana’s Fierce Exchange of Arrows

    Ramayana 6.89 · 30 verses

    Antagonist duelist

  3. Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke

    Ramayana 6.81 · 27 verses

    Architect of psychological warfare

  4. न्यग्रोध-प्रवेश-निवारणम् (Preventing Indrajit’s Banyan-Tree Rite) / Indrajit Confronts Vibhishana

    Ramayana 6.87 · 25 verses

    Antagonist relying on ritual power and invisibility

  5. Indrajit’s Concealed Assault and the Fall of Rama and Lakshmana

    Ramayana 6.45 · 14 verses

    Architect of the reversal: fights from concealment…

  6. इन्द्रजित्-हनूमद्-युद्धं तथा निकुम्भिलायां होमः (Indrajit vs Hanuman; Indrajit’s Nikumbhila rite)

    Ramayana 6.82 · 11 verses

  7. Indrajit and Lakṣmaṇa: Escalation through Concealment

    Mahabharata 3.272 · 23 verses

    Primary antagonist-combatant

  8. The Retrieval of the Herb-Bearing Mountain

    Ramayana 6.74 · 3 verses

    Offstage causal force

  9. Indrajit’s Binding, Restoration by Viśalyā, and Counsel Restraining Rāvaṇa (Āraṇyaka Parva 273)

    Mahabharata 3.273 · 14 verses

    Rākṣasa champion whose boon-backed weapons create the crisis…

  10. Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint

    Ramayana 6.93 · 13 verses

    Absent but central

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