Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 39
इन्द्रजित्-वधः
The Slaying of Indrajit
तौपरस्परमभ्येत्यसर्वगात्रेषुधवनिनौ ।।।।घोरैर्विव्यधतुर्भाणैःकृतभावावुभौजये ।
tau parasparam abhyetya sarvagātreṣu dhanvinau | ghorair vivyadhatur bāṇaiḥ kṛtabhāvāv ubhau jaye ||
तौ परस्परमभ्येत्य सर्वगात्रेषु धन्विनौ । घोरैर्विव्यधतुर्बाणैः कृतभावावुभौ जये ॥
Both wishing for victory, set to tear each other, pierced dreadful arrows on one another all over the limbs, opposing.
FAQs
It highlights determination toward one’s chosen aim; dharma, however, demands that the aim (jaya) be aligned with righteousness, not mere domination.
The duel becomes all-consuming: both close distance and wound each other repeatedly across the body.
Steadfast resolve (dṛḍha-niścaya) and fearlessness under sustained attack.
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