Shloka 32
इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मण संवादः तथा युद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Indrajit and Lakshmana: War-Boasts, Rebuke, and the Clash
सःशरैराहतस्तेनसरोषोरावणात्मजः ।।।।सुप्रयुक्तैस्त्रिभिर्भाणैःप्रतिविव्याधलक्ष्मणम् ।
saḥ śarair āhatas tena saroṣo rāvaṇātmajaḥ |
suprayuktais tribhir bhāṇaiḥ prativivyādha lakṣmaṇam ||
Dipukul oleh anak-anak panah itu, putera Rāvaṇa menyala dalam amarah; lalu membalas, menembusi Lakṣmaṇa dengan tiga batang panah yang tepat sasarannya.
Struck by the arrows, Indrajith in return furiously released three well aimed arrows at Lakshmana.
FAQs
It highlights the cycle of retaliation in war: anger fuels response; dharma literature often warns that uncontrolled rage clouds judgment even when skill is present.
Indrajit, wounded, responds immediately by shooting three accurate arrows at Lakṣmaṇa.
Martial precision is shown (suprayukta), though paired with the vice of anger (krodha) that drives the counterattack.