Shloka 43

इन्द्रजित्-वधः

The Slaying of Indrajit

Devanagari script

पहताश्वादवाप्लुत्यरथान्निहतसारथे: ।।।।रथशक्तिंमहातेजाःपितृव्यायमुमोच ह ।

Transliteration

hatāśvād avaplutya rathān nihatasāratheḥ | rathaśaktiṃ mahātejāḥ pitṛvyāya mumoca ha ||

Translation

馬を討たれ、御者も倒されると、光り輝くインドラジットは戦車から跳び降り、叔父に向けて戦車槍を投げ放った。

Word by Word

हताश्वात्from (the one) whose horses were slain / from the horse-less (chariot)

अवाप्लुत्यhaving leapt down

रथात्from the chariot

निहतसारथेःof the one whose charioteer was killed

रथशक्तिम्a chariot-javelin

महातेजाःthe great-splendored one

पितृव्यायto (his) uncle

मुमोचreleased / hurled

हindeed

Context

Highly energetic Indrajith, leaping down from the chariot, horses destroyed, now hurled a javelin at his uncle in the chariot.

Characters & Entities

Indrajit

Vibhīṣaṇa

chariot

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse shows perseverance under loss, but also the tragedy of kinship turned hostile. Dharma in the Rāmāyaṇa repeatedly questions violence against one’s own family when driven by loyalty to adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit’s chariot is disabled; he adapts quickly by dismounting and using a heavy missile weapon against Vibhīṣaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resourcefulness and battlefield presence of mind—rapidly changing tactics after a setback.