Shloka 6
विभीषण–इन्द्रजित् संवादः
Vibhishana and Indrajit: Counsel, Boast, and Rebuttal
ऐरावतोविस्वरमुन्नदन् सनिपातितोभूमितलेमयातु ।विकृष्यदन्तौतुमयाप्रसह्यवित्रासितादेवगणास्समग्राः ।।6.15.6।।
airāvato visvaram unnadan sa nipātito bhūmi-tale mayā tu | vikṛṣya dantau tu mayā prasahya vitrāsitā deva-gaṇāḥ samagrāḥ ||6.15.6||
แม้ไอราวตะเอง—ส่งเสียงแตรกึกก้องขณะพุ่งเข้าใส่—เราก็เหวี่ยงให้ล้มลงสู่พื้นดิน; เรากระชากงาออกด้วยกำลัง และหมู่เทพทั้งปวงก็แตกตื่นหวาดผวา
"O King! We will offer celebrated Sita to Rama along with wealth, gems, good ornaments, wonderful and beautiful clothes and precious gems and remain here devoid of sorrow."।।ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddhakāṇḍēpañcadaśassargaḥ।।This is the end of the fifteenth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic of the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
The verse functions as a lesson on the ethical risk of pride: recounting violent feats as self-justification can harden one against dharma and compassion.
Indrajit continues to assert his superiority by recalling how he overcame divine forces associated with Indra.
Indrajit foregrounds fearlessness; the Ramayana’s broader ethical frame values fearlessness when aligned with righteousness, not when used to defend adharma.