Shloka 25
इन्द्रजित्-हनूमद्-युद्धं तथा निकुम्भिलायां होमः
Indrajit vs Hanuman; Indrajit’s Nikumbhila rite
निकुम्भिलामधिष्ठायपावकंजुहवेन्द्रजित् ।।।।यज्ञभूम्यांततोगत्वापावकस्तेनरक्षसा ।हूयमानःप्रजज्वालमांसशोणितभुक्तदा ।।।।
nikumbhilām adhiṣṭhāya pāvakaṃ juhave indrajit | yajñabhūmyāṃ tato gatvā pāvakas tena rakṣasā | hūyamānaḥ prajajvāla māṃsaśoṇitabhuk tadā ||
ເມື່ອເຖິງນິກຸມພິລາ ອິນທຣະຊິດໄດ້ຖວາຍອາຫຸຕິລົງໃນໄຟ; ເມື່ອໄປຮອດພື້ນທີ່ຍັດຍະ ໄຟນັ້ນ—ທີ່ຣາກສະສາຜູ້ນັ້ນຫຼ້ຽງດ້ວຍເນື້ອແລະເລືອດ—ກໍລຸກໂພງຂຶ້ນເມື່ອອາຫຸຕິຖືກຖອກຖວາຍ.
Thereafter, Indrajith, with Rakshasas well versed with traditions, poured offerings into the sacrificial fire, as great Rakshasa gathering seated there were watching.।। ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddhakāṇḍēdvyaśītitamassargaḥ ।।This is the end of the eighty second sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
It highlights a dharmic warning: sacred ritual divorced from purity and right intent becomes a tool of adharma, not true righteousness.
Indrajit performs a powerful rite at Nikumbhilā, using gruesome oblations to empower his next actions in the war.
By contrast, the text underscores the value of purity and right means; Indrajit exemplifies the vice of gaining power through unethical methods.