Shloka 17

इन्द्रजितो यज्ञानुष्ठानं अन्तर्धानं च

Indrajit’s Rite and the Invisible Assault

Devanagari script

अद्यहत्वारणेयौतौमिथ्याप्रव्रजितौवने ।जयंपित्रेप्रदास्यामिरावणायरणार्जितम् ।।।।

Transliteration

adya hatvā raṇe yau tau mithyāpravrajitau vane | jayaṃ pitre pradāsyāmi rāvaṇāya raṇārjitam ||6.80.17||

Translation

“ഇന്ന് യുദ്ധത്തിൽ, കാട്ടിൽ മിഥ്യാ പ്രവ്രജ്യ സ്വീകരിച്ച ആ രണ്ടുപേരെയും വധിച്ച്, യുദ്ധത്തിൽ നേടിയ ജയത്തെ ഞാൻ എന്റെ പിതാവായ രാവണനു സമർപ്പിക്കും.”

Word by Word

अद्यtoday

हत्वाhaving slain

अरण्येin the wilderness

यौwho (two)

तौthose two

मिथ्याfalsely / in vain

प्रव्रजितौgone into exile

वनेin the forest

जयम्victory

पित्रेto (my) father

प्रदास्यामिI will give

रावणायto Ravana

रणार्जितम्won in battle

Context

"Having put an end to war, and the two princes who are in exile in the forest in vain, I will present the victory earned to my father now."

Characters & Entities

Indrajit

Rāvaṇa

Rāma

Lakṣmaṇa

forest (vana)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The line demonstrates how adharma distorts satya: Indrajit calls the princes’ exile “false,” denying their truthful vow and sacrifice; Dharma requires honoring truth and recognizing rightful suffering borne for duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Invisible Indrajit proclaims his intent to kill Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa and to offer the resulting victory to Rāvaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Loyalty to one’s father and house—though here it appears as clan-fidelity detached from righteous discernment.