Shloka 17
इन्द्रजितः अन्तर्धानयुद्धं
Indrajit’s Concealed Assault and the Fall of Rama and Lakshmana
ततोविभिन्नसर्वाङ्गौशरशल्याचितावुभौ ।ध्वजाविवमहेन्द्रस्यरज्जुमुक्तौप्रकम्पितौ ।।6.45.17।।तौसम्प्रचलितौवीरौमर्मभेदेनकर्शितौ ।निपेततुर्महेष्वासौजगत्यांजगतीपती ।।6.45.18।।
tato vibhinnasarvāṅgau śaraśalyācitāv ubhau | dhvajāv iva mahendrasya rajjumuktau prakampitau ||
tau sampracalitau vīrau marmabhedena karśitau | nipētatur maheṣvāsau jagatyāṃ jagatīpatī ||
അനന്തരം, ശരശല്യങ്ങളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞു സർവ്വാംഗവും ഭേദിക്കപ്പെട്ട ആ ഇരുവരും, കയറുകൾ അഴിച്ചപ്പോൾ മഹേന്ദ്രന്റെ ധ്വജങ്ങൾ കുലുങ്ങുന്നതുപോലെ ശക്തമായി വിറച്ചു; മർമ്മഭേദവേദനയിൽ ക്ഷീണിച്ചു, മഹാധനുർധരന്മാരായ ജഗത്പതികൾ ഭൂമിയിൽ വീണു.
Pierced all over their bodies with the heads of arrows, the gallant princes freed themselves from the cords by shaking violently like the banners of Indra. Pained by the hurting of the vital parts of both the princes, the Lords of the world fell.
FAQs
Dharma is not negated by suffering: even world-protecting heroes may fall physically, but their righteousness is measured by purpose and perseverance, not uninterrupted victory.
After being riddled with arrows, Rama and Lakshmana shake free like banners snapping loose, but the accumulated vital wounds make them collapse to the ground.
Heroic endurance (dhairya) under extreme injury—strength strained to its limit while remaining aligned with a righteous cause.