Shloka 3
इन्द्रजितो यज्ञानुष्ठानं अन्तर्धानं च
Indrajit’s Rite and the Invisible Assault
जहिवीर महावीर्यौभ्रातरौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।अदृश्योदृश्यमानोवासर्वथात्वंबलाधिकः ।।।।
jahi vīra mahāvīryau bhrātarau rāma-lakṣmaṇau | adṛśyo dṛśyamāno vā sarvathā tvaṃ balādhikaḥ ||
ഹേ വീരാ! മഹാവീര്യശാലികളായ സഹോദരന്മാരായ രാമലക്ഷ്മണരെ സംഹരിക്ക. നീ അദൃശ്യനായാലും ദൃശ്യനായാലും, എല്ലായ്പ്പോഴും ബലത്തിൽ നീയേ അധികൻ.
"Oh, Valiant son! You destroy the two heroic brothers, Rama and Lakshmana, by being visible or invisible as you are always superior to them."
FAQs
The verse highlights a stance opposed to dharma: it praises victory through superiority and even invisibility, implying deception in combat. In the Ramayana’s ethical frame, such counsel contrasts with righteous warfare grounded in fairness and truth.
On the battlefield, Indrajit is being urged to eliminate Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, using tactics of appearing or remaining unseen.
Not virtue but martial dominance is celebrated; the implied trait is ruthless confidence and reliance on trickery rather than transparent, dharmic combat.