Shloka 56
इन्द्रजित्-वधः
The Slaying of Indrajit
सुसंरर्ब्धस्तुसौमित्रिरस्त्रंवारुमाददे ।।।।रौद्रंमहेन्द्रजिद्युद्धेऽप्यसृजद्युद्धनिष्ठितः ।
susaṃrabdhas tu saumitrir astraṃ vāruṇam ādade | raudraṃ mahendrajid yuddhe 'py asṛjad yuddhaniṣṭhitaḥ ||
そのときサウミトリーは激しく憤り、ヴァルナの神武を取り上げた。するとインドラジット――戦に堅く立ち、マヘーンドラをも征した者――は、ルドラの威力を帯びた神箭を戦場に放った。
Enraged Saumithri, seizing the weapon of Varuna, skilled in warfare loosened on Indrajith (Mahendra's enemy), which was presided over by Rudra.
FAQs
Power must be governed by purpose: the verse juxtaposes anger-driven escalation with the ideal that divine weapons should serve dharmic ends, not personal rage.
Lakṣmaṇa counters with Varuṇa’s missile while Indrajit answers by deploying a Rudra-associated weapon, intensifying the duel.
Yuddha-kauśala (martial competence) is explicit; the ethical tension lies in whether that competence is guided by restraint.