Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 56
इन्द्रजित्-वधः
The Slaying of Indrajit
सुसंरर्ब्धस्तुसौमित्रिरस्त्रंवारुमाददे ।।।।रौद्रंमहेन्द्रजिद्युद्धेऽप्यसृजद्युद्धनिष्ठितः ।
susaṃrabdhas tu saumitrir astraṃ vāruṇam ādade | raudraṃ mahendrajid yuddhe 'py asṛjad yuddhaniṣṭhitaḥ ||
Maka Saumitrī (Lakṣmaṇa), dengan amarah yang menyala, pun mengangkat Astra Varuṇa; dan Indrajit—penakluk Mahendra, teguh di medan perang—melepaskan senjata bermeterai Rudra dalam pertempuran itu.
Enraged Saumithri, seizing the weapon of Varuna, skilled in warfare loosened on Indrajith (Mahendra's enemy), which was presided over by Rudra.
FAQs
Power must be governed by purpose: the verse juxtaposes anger-driven escalation with the ideal that divine weapons should serve dharmic ends, not personal rage.
Lakṣmaṇa counters with Varuṇa’s missile while Indrajit answers by deploying a Rudra-associated weapon, intensifying the duel.
Yuddha-kauśala (martial competence) is explicit; the ethical tension lies in whether that competence is guided by restraint.