Shloka 22
इन्द्रजितो यज्ञानुष्ठानं अन्तर्धानं च
Indrajit’s Rite and the Invisible Assault
तुवैहायसंप्राप्यसरथोरामलक्ष्मणौ ।आचक्षुर्विषयेतिष्ठवनिव्याधनिशितैश्शरैः ।।।।
tu vaihāyasaṃ prāpya sa-ratho rāma-lakṣmaṇau | ācakṣur-viṣaye tiṣṭhan vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ || 6.80.22 ||
แล้วเขาขึ้นสู่รถศึกเวหาส์ ลอยอยู่เหนือฟ้า พ้นจากระยะสายตา และยิงศรปลายคมจากนภาเข้าถูกพระรามและพระลักษมณ์
Riding in the aerial car, Indrajith remaining out of sight released pointed arrows from the sky and tormented Rama and Lakshmana standing in the battlefield.
FAQs
The episode raises the dharmic issue of fair combat: attacking while remaining unseen challenges yuddha-dharma ideals of directness and accountability in battle.
Indrajit takes position in the sky with his chariot, stays out of sight, and wounds Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa with sharp arrows.
For Indrajit, tactical cunning; for the protagonists (by implication), endurance under unjust or asymmetric assault.