Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 3
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
ततस्तुराजानमुदीक्ष्यदीनंशोकार्णवेसम्परिपुप्लुवानम् ।रथर्षभोराक्षसराजसूनुस्तमिन्द्रजिद्वाक्यमिदंबभाषे ।।।।
tatas tu rājānam udīkṣya dīnaṃ śokārṇave samparipupluvānam | ratharṣabho rākṣasarājasūnus tam indrajid vākyam idaṃ babhāṣe ||
அப்போது அரசன் துயருற்று, சோகக் கடலில் மூழ்குகிறவன்போல் இருப்பதைக் கண்டு, ரதயோధர்களில் சிறந்த ராக்ஷசராஜன் ராவணனின் மகன் இந்திரஜித் அவனிடம் இவ்வார்த்தைகளை உரைத்தான்।
Thereafter, seeing the desperate Rakshasa king immersed in a sea of sorrow, Indrajith, son of Ravana, foremost of the chariot riders, submitted as follows.
FAQs
Leadership is tested in crisis: the scene highlights the dharmic expectation that a ruler should not be overcome by despair, and that counsel (even from family) becomes crucial when judgment falters.
Rāvaṇa is shown grieving and shaken; Indrajit prepares to speak, setting up his response and subsequent actions.
Readiness to advise and act in adversity (initiative and resolve), contrasted with the king’s despair.