Shloka 19
इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मण संवादः तथा युद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Indrajit and Lakshmana: War-Boasts, Rebuke, and the Clash
रैरतिमहावेगैर्वेगवान्रावणात्मजः ।।।।सौमित्रिमिन्द्रजिद्युद्धेविव्याधशुभलक्षणम् ।
śarair atimahā-vegair vegavān rāvaṇātmajaḥ |
saumitriṁ indrajid yuddhe vivyādha śubha-lakṣaṇam ||
ในศึกนั้น อินทรชิต โอรสแห่งราวณะ ผู้ว่องไวในฤทธิ์ ได้ยิงศรอันพุ่งแรงยิ่งนัก แทงทะลุโสมิตรี (พระลักษมณ์) ผู้มีลักษณะมงคล
Lifting his long, strong huge, great terrific bow endowed with high speed and holding it drawing arrows seated in a chariot well decorated, drawn by black horses, Indrajith looked like God of Death.
FAQs
Auspiciousness (śubha-lakṣaṇa) does not prevent suffering; dharma is tested under pain. The epic teaches that righteousness is proven by perseverance, not by exemption from hardship.
Indrajit intensifies his attack and wounds Lakṣmaṇa with very high-velocity arrows.
Lakṣmaṇa’s steadfast dedication to duty (brotherly service aligned with dharma) is highlighted by his continued presence in the war despite injury.