Shloka 16
इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मण संवादः तथा युद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Indrajit and Lakshmana: War-Boasts, Rebuke, and the Clash
यथाबाणपथंप्राप्यस्थितोऽहंतवराक्षस ।।।।दर्शयस्वाद्यतत्तेजोवाचात्वंकिंविकत्थसे ।
yathā bāṇapathaṃ prāpya sthito 'haṃ tava rākṣasa | darśayasva adya tat tejo vācā tvaṃ kiṃ vikatthase || 6.88.16 ||
羅刹よ、我はすでに汝の矢の届く間合いに入り、汝の前に立つ。今日こそその威力を示せ—なぜ言葉だけで誇るのか。
"Rakshasa! I have reached your range of arrows and stand before you. Show that power now about which you boasted."
FAQs
Satya is tested by action: righteous confidence stands in the open and demands proof through deeds rather than verbal bravado.
Lakṣmaṇa positions himself within Indrajit’s striking range and invites him to demonstrate his claimed power in direct combat.
Fearless resolve and commitment to straightforward engagement.