Shloka 28
इन्द्रजितः अन्तर्धानयुद्धं
Indrajit’s Concealed Assault and the Fall of Rama and Lakshmana
बद्धौतुवीरौपतितौशयानौतेवानरास्सम्परिवार्यतस्थुः ।समागतावायुसुतप्रमुख्याविषादमार्ताःपरमंचजग्मुः ।।6.45.28।।
baddhau tu vīrau patitau śayānau te vānarāḥ samparivārya tasthuḥ |
samāgatā vāyusutapramukhyā viṣādam ārtāḥ paramaṃ ca jagmuḥ ||6.45.28||
二人の勇士が縛られ、倒れて横たわると、ヴァーナラたちはその周りを取り囲んで立った。風神の子を先頭に集まった彼らは悲嘆に沈み、最も深い絶望へと落ち込んだ。
Both Rama and Lakshmana bleeding excessively, wounded profusely, looked bright and red like Kimsuka trees with flowers.
FAQs
Dharma as steadfast companionship: even when leaders are incapacitated, the community’s duty is to protect, gather, and not abandon them.
Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa lie bound and fallen; the Vānara host, led by Hanumān, encircles them and is overwhelmed with grief.
Hanumān’s responsible leadership and the Vānaras’ fidelity—protective solidarity in a moment of crisis.