इन्द्रजितः अन्तर्धानयुद्धं
Indrajit’s Concealed Assault and the Fall of Rama and Lakshmana
तयोःक्षतजमार्गेणसुस्रावरुधिरंबहु ।तावुभौचप्रकाशेतेपुष्पिताविवकिंशुकौ ।।6.45.9।।
tayoḥ kṣatajamārgeṇa susrāva rudhiraṃ bahu |
tāv ubhau ca prakāśete puṣpitāv iva kiṃśukau ||6.45.9||
അവരുടെ മുറിവുകളുടെ വഴികളിലൂടെ ധാരാളം രക്തം ഒഴുകി; എങ്കിലും ആ രണ്ടു സഹോദരന്മാർ പൂത്തുകുലഞ്ഞ കിംശുകവൃക്ഷങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തരായി തെളിഞ്ഞു.
Indrajith who is ever victorious, pierced repeatedly arrows all over the body of Rama and Lakshmana.
A dharmic life can remain luminous even in suffering: the imagery suggests inner nobility and truth (satya) shining despite bodily harm.
After being pierced, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa bleed profusely, yet are described with a strikingly radiant simile.
Majesty and fortitude—dignity that remains visible even when wounded.