Shloka 9
इन्द्रजित्-वधः
The Slaying of Indrajit
स रथंभूषयित्वाथरुचिरंहेमभूषितम् ।प्रासासिशरसंयुक्तंयुक्तंपरमवाजिभिः ।।।।अधिष्ठितंहयज्ञेनसूतेनाप्तोपदेशिना ।आरुरोहमहातेजारावणिःसमतिञ्जियः ।।।।
sa rathaṃ bhūṣayitvātha ruciraṃ hema-bhūṣitam |
prāsa-asi-śara-saṃyuktaṃ yuktaṃ parama-vājibhiḥ ||
adhiṣṭhitaṃ haya-jñena sūtenāptopadeśinā |
āruroha mahā-tejā rāvaṇiḥ samitiñjayaḥ ||
それからラーヴァナの子ラーヴァニは、戦場に勝利する大いなる光輝の者として、黄金で飾られた麗しい戦車をさらに荘厳し、槍・剣・矢を備え、最上の馬を繋がせた。馬術に通じ、良き助言を与える御者に御させて、彼はその戦車に乗り込んだ。
Ravana's son ascended a decorated chariot yoked to horses, directed by a charioteer who could tender good advice and a knower of the nature of horses. It was a beautiful chariot decked with darts and swords adorned with gold which Ravana's son of extraordinarily bright, who has won enemies, ascended.
FAQs
Power and preparation are ethically neutral; dharma depends on how strength is employed—here, martial excellence is shown without implying righteousness.
Indrajit prepares for combat by mounting a richly equipped chariot guided by a skilled charioteer.
Discipline and strategic readiness are emphasized, though the epic later contrasts such prowess with the moral quality of the cause.