Shloka 26
इन्द्रजितो यज्ञानुष्ठानं अन्तर्धानं च
Indrajit’s Rite and the Invisible Assault
नैवज्यातलनिर्घोषा न च नेमिखुरस्वनः ।शुश्रुवेचरतस्तस्य न च रूपंप्रकाशते ।।।।
naiva jyā-tala-nirghoṣā na ca nemi-khura-svanaḥ | śuśruve caratas tasya na ca rūpaṃ prakāśate || 6.80.26 ||
അവൻ സഞ്ചരിക്കുമ്പോൾ ധനുസ്സിന്റെ ഞരമ്പിന്റെ ഘോഷവും അടിച്ചിടുന്ന ശബ്ദവും കേട്ടില്ല; ചക്രങ്ങളുടെയും കുതിരക്കുളമ്പുകളുടെയും നാദവും ഇല്ല; അവന്റെ രൂപവും തെളിഞ്ഞില്ല.
While Indrajith was moving, neither the sounds produced by palms or of the wheels or the hoof s were heard and the form was also not visible.,
FAQs
Dharma is aligned with satya—what is open, accountable, and knowable; concealment that removes sight and sound symbolizes adharma’s attempt to evade moral responsibility.
Indrajit’s movement becomes undetectable: no characteristic sounds are heard and his body is not seen.
For Rāma’s side, the implied virtue is vigilance and composure when ordinary means of perception fail.