Shloka 125
सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः
हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्
तमक्षमागतं भग्नं निशम्य स दशाननः।तत इन्द्रजितं नाम द्वितीयं रावणस्सुतम्।।।।व्यादिदेश सुसंकृद्धो बलिनम् युद्धदुर्मदम्।
tam akṣam āgataṃ bhagnaṃ niśamya sa daśānanaḥ | tata indrajitaṃ nāma dvitīyaṃ rāvaṇas-sutam || vyādideśa susaṅkṛddho balinaṃ yuddha-durmadam ||
അക്ഷൻ നശിച്ചതെന്ന വാർത്ത കേട്ടപ്പോൾ ദശാനനനായ രാവണൻ ക്രോധത്തിൽ ജ്വലിച്ചു; തുടർന്ന് ‘ഇന്ദ്രജിത്’ എന്ന പേരുള്ള തന്റെ രണ്ടാം പുത്രനോട്—മഹാബലവാനും യുദ്ധഗർവത്തിൽ ഉന്മത്തനുമായവനോട്—ആജ്ഞാപിച്ചു.
"When Aksha was done to death, the ten-faced Ravana was enraged and gave instruction to the second son, called Indrajit who was thirsting for war.
FAQs
The verse contrasts dharma with uncontrolled krodha: Rāvaṇa’s rage drives escalation, showing how anger clouds judgment and deepens adharma.
After Akṣa’s death, Rāvaṇa reacts and deploys Indrajit to confront Hanumān.
Negatively, it highlights the lack of self-restraint (dama) in Rāvaṇa; positively, it sets up Indrajit’s martial prowess as an impending challenge.