Shloka 16
इन्द्रजितः अन्तर्धानयुद्धं
Indrajit’s Concealed Assault and the Fall of Rama and Lakshmana
बद्धौतुशरशब्देनतावुभौरणमूर्धनि ।निमेषान्तरमात्रेणनशेकतुदीक्षितुम् ।।6.45.16।।
baddhau tu śaraśabdena tāv ubhau raṇamūrdhani | nimeṣāntaramātreṇa na śekatur dīkṣitum ||
യുദ്ധത്തിന്റെ അഗ്രഭാഗത്ത്, ശരവർഷത്തിന്റെ ഘോഷത്താൽ കണ്ണിമയ്ക്കുന്ന നേരംകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ ആ ഇരുവരും ബന്ധിതരായി; പ്രത്യാക്രമണം ചെയ്യുവാൻ അവർക്കു സാധിച്ചില്ല.
In a fraction of a second, both Rama and Lakshmana facing the battle were bound by arrows and did not have energy to retaliate.
FAQs
Dharma includes steadfast endurance: even the righteous can be suddenly overpowered, yet the moral struggle continues beyond immediate setbacks.
Indrajit’s rapid volley immobilizes Rama and Lakshmana so swiftly that they cannot immediately retaliate.
Kṣānti (forbearance) and steadiness under crisis—an essential quality of dharmic heroes in adversity.