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 ||
ಅನಂತರ ರಾವಣಿಯು—ಮಹಾತೇಜಸ್ವಿ, ಸಮರಜಯಿ—ಸುವರ್ಣಾಭರಣಗಳಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ರುಚಿರ ರಥವನ್ನು ಶೋಭೆಗೊಳಿಸಿದನು; ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾಸ, ಅಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ಶರಗಳನ್ನು ಸಜ್ಜುಗೊಳಿಸಿ, ಪರಮ ಅಶ್ವಗಳಿಂದ ಯುಕ್ತಗೊಳಿಸಿದನು. ಅಶ್ವಜ್ಞಾನವೂ ಯುಕ್ತೋಪದೇಶವೂ ಹೊಂದಿದ ಸಾರಥಿಯು ಅಧಿಷ್ಠಿತ ಆ ರಥವನ್ನು ಅವನು ಏರಿದನು.
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.
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.