Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 18
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
त्वमप्रतिरथःपुत्रत्वयावैवासवोजितः ।किम्पुनर्मानुषंधृष्यंनिहनिष्यसिराघवम् ।।।।तथोक्तोराक्षसेन्द्रेणप्रत्यगृह्णान्महाशिषः ।
tvam apratirathaḥ putra tvayā vai vāsavo jitaḥ | kiṃ punar mānuṣaṃ dhṛṣyaṃ nihaniṣyasi rāghavam || tathokto rākṣasendreṇa pratyagṛhṇān mahāśiṣaḥ ||
त्वमप्रतिरथः पुत्र, त्वया वै वासवो जितः। किं पुनर्मानुषं धृष्यं निहनिष्यसि राघवम्॥ तथोक्तो राक्षसेन्द्रेण स महाशिषः प्रत्यगृह्णात्।
Then Lanka shone like the Sun in the sky with Indrajith who was effulgent like the Sun and matchless in valour shone.
FAQs
It warns against adharma-driven counsel: pride and contempt (“only a human”) distort judgment, encouraging violence without moral scrutiny.
Rāvaṇa exhorts Indrajit to attack and kill Rāma, praising Indrajit’s past victory over Indra; Indrajit receives blessings before proceeding.
Indrajit’s martial prowess is praised, but the verse implicitly highlights the danger of arrogance—valor severed from dharma becomes destructive.