Shloka 5
अतिकायवधश्रवणं रावणस्य लङ्कारक्षाविधानम्
Ravana’s Reaction to Atikaya’s Death and the Fortification Orders for Lanka
प्रख्यातबलवीर्येणपुत्रेणेन्द्रजितामम ।।।।यौहितौभ्रातरौतदावीरौबद्धौदत्तवरैश्शरैः ।
prakhyātabalavīryeṇa putreṇendrajitā mama | tadā yauhitau bhrātarau vīrau baddhau dattavaraiḥ śaraiḥ |
Então meu filho Indrajit, afamado por força e valor, amarrou aqueles dois irmãos heróicos, célebres na guerra, com flechas dotadas de dádivas.
"Both the famous brothers, Rama and Lakshmana were bound with arrows by my heroic son Indrajith who is conferred with boons and whose strength is well known.
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Dharma warns that extraordinary power (even boon-backed) is not itself righteousness; it can be used to bind and harm, but it cannot guarantee moral victory.
The speaker recalls an earlier moment when Indrajit bound Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa with special, boon-conferred arrows.
The brothers’ fame in battle (yauhitau) points to their established heroic reputation, which makes even their temporary binding noteworthy.