इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
आकुलांवानरींसेनांशरजालेनमोहिताम् ।।।।हृष्टस्सपरयाप्रीत्याददर्शक्षतजोक्षिताम् ।
ākulāṁ vānarīṁ senāṁ śara-jālena mohitām |
hṛṣṭaḥ sa parayā prītyā dadarśa kṣata-jokṣitām ||
Baginda memandang bala tentera Vānara yang kacau-bilau, terpedaya oleh jala anak panah, berlumuran darah; lalu Baginda bersukacita dengan kegembiraan yang besar.
Seeing the vast Vanara army deluded by the net of arrows, Indrajith was very happy.
Taking joy in others’ suffering is marked as a moral failure; dharma emphasizes compassion and restraint even amid conflict.
After wounding and disorienting the Vānara host, Indrajit surveys the damage and feels pleased.
The verse emphasizes a vice—cruel satisfaction—serving as an ethical contrast to the Ramayana’s dharmic ideals.