Shloka 17
इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मण संवादः तथा युद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Indrajit and Lakshmana: War-Boasts, Rebuke, and the Clash
एवमुक्तोधनुर्भीमंपरामृश्यमहाबलः ।।।।ससर्जनिशितान्बाणानिंद्रजित्समितिञ्जयः ।
evam ukto dhanur bhīmaṁ parāmṛśya mahābalaḥ |
sasarja niśitān bāṇān indrajit samitiñjayaḥ ||
เมื่อพระลักษมณ์ตรัสดังนั้น อินทรชิตผู้มีกำลังใหญ่ ผู้ชนะในสมรภูมิ ก็ฉวยคันศรอันน่าสะพรึง แล้วปล่อยลูกศรคมกริบออกไป
The shafts like deadly poisonous serpents reached Lakshmana at great speed hissing and fell on Lakshmana.
FAQs
The verse highlights a dharmic tension in warfare: words are answered with weapons. The Ramayana repeatedly asks that force be governed by righteousness rather than anger or pride.
Immediately after Lakṣmaṇa’s statement, Indrajit responds by launching an arrow-attack.
Indrajit’s martial efficiency and readiness—qualities that become ethically ambiguous when used for an unrighteous cause.