Shloka 35

इन्द्रजित्प्रेषणम्—ब्रह्मास्त्रबन्धः, हनूमद्ग्रहणं, रावणसभाप्रवेशः

Indrajit’s Deployment—Brahmāstra Binding, Hanuman’s Capture, Entry into Ravana’s Court

Devanagari script

ततो मतिं राक्षसराजसूनु श्चकार तस्मिन् हरिवीरमुख्ये।अवध्यतां तस्य कपेस्समीक्ष्य कथं निगच्छेदिति निग्रहार्थम्।।।।

Transliteration

tato matiṃ rākṣasarājasūnuś cakāra tasmin harivīramukhye | avadhyatāṃ tasya kapeḥ samīkṣya kathaṃ nigacched iti nigrahārtham ||

Translation

அப்போது ராட்சசராஜனின் மகன் அந்த வானர வீரர்களில் முதன்மையானவனிடம் தன் எண்ணத்தைச் செலுத்தினான். அந்த கபி கொல்லப்படாதவன் என்பதை உணர்ந்து, அவனை எவ்வாறு அடக்கிப் பிடிக்கலாம் என்று சிந்தித்தான்॥

Word by Word

ततःthen

मतिम्a plan / intention

राक्षसराजसूनुःthe son of the demon-king

चकारmade / formed

तस्मिन्in that (person)

हरिवीरमुख्येin the chief of the monkey-heroes

अवध्यताम्his invulnerability

तस्यof him

कपेःof the monkey

समीक्ष्यhaving considered

कथम्how

निगच्छेत्might escape / might go away

इतिthus

निग्रहार्थम्for the purpose of capturing

Context

Then Indrajit, son of the demon king, thinking that a vanara should not be killed started considering other means of catching hm.

Characters & Entities

Indrajit

Rāvaṇa (rākṣasa-king, implied)

Hanumān (kapi, harivīra)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Restraint in the use of power: even amid hostility, the choice shifts from killing to capturing—an implicit acknowledgment of limits and proportional response.

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit decides that Hanumān should not be killed and therefore plans a method to seize him instead.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Strategic restraint (saṃyama) and buddhi: he seeks control over destruction, aiming to neutralize rather than simply annihilate.