Shloka 46
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
अष्टादशशरैस्तीक्ष्णैस्सविदद्वागन्धमादनम् ।विव्याथनवभिश्चैवनलंदूरादवस्थितम् ।।।।
aṣṭādaśa-śarais tīkṣṇaiḥ sa viddhvā gandhamādanam |
vivyātha navabhiś caiva nalaṁ dūrād avasthitam ||
പതിനെട്ട് മൂർച്ചയുള്ള അമ്പുകളാൽ അവൻ ഗന്ധമാദനനെ കുത്തിവീഴ്ത്തി; ദൂരെയിരുന്ന നലനെ ഒമ്പത് അമ്പുകളാൽ അത്യന്തം വേദനിപ്പിച്ചു.
He shattered Gandhamadana with eighteen very sharp arrows and Nala standing at far with nine arrows.
FAQs
The epic contrasts brute success with rightful cause: even impressive precision becomes ethically troubling when directed toward protecting adharma.
Indrajit targets prominent Vānara leaders—Gandhamādana and Nala—wounding them with counted volleys.
Technical mastery (archery precision), presented as formidable but morally misaligned.