Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 28
इन्द्रजित्-वधः
The Slaying of Indrajit
तानप्राप्तान् शितैर्भाणैश्चिच्छेदपरवीरहा ।सारथेरस्य च रणेरथिवोरघुसत्तमः ।।।।शिरोजहारधर्मात्माभल्लेनानतपर्वणा ।
tān aprāptān śitair bhāṇaiś ciccheda paravīrahā | sārather asya ca raṇe rathino raghusattamaḥ | śiro jahāra dharmātmā bhallena ānataparvaṇā ||
ते बाण येण्याआधीच परवीरहा लक्ष्मणाने तीक्ष्ण बाणांनी त्यांना छेदून टाकले; आणि रणात धर्मात्मा रघुश्रेष्ठाने त्या रथीच्या सारथ्याचे शिर अनतपर्व भल्लबाणाने उडविले।
Heroic enemy, the righteous Lakshmana, tore the head of the car-warrior as well as the charioteer in the battle with bhala (spear), even before Indrajith discharged pointed arrows at him.
FAQs
Dharma is framed as protective mastery: skill is used to neutralize harm (cutting down incoming arrows) and to decisively disable the opponent’s war-capability.
Lakṣmaṇa intercepts the incoming arrows mid-flight and then kills the charioteer with a bhalla, disrupting the enemy chariot’s functioning.
Alertness and precision—swift judgment joined to effective action.