Shloka 39
इन्द्रजित्-वधः
The Slaying of Indrajit
तौपरस्परमभ्येत्यसर्वगात्रेषुधवनिनौ ।।।।घोरैर्विव्यधतुर्भाणैःकृतभावावुभौजये ।
tau parasparam abhyetya sarvagātreṣu dhanvinau | ghorair vivyadhatur bāṇaiḥ kṛtabhāvāv ubhau jaye ||
ครั้นทั้งสองนายธนูเข้าประชิดกัน ต่างมุ่งมั่นต่อชัยชนะ ก็ยิงศรอันน่าสะพรึงแทงทะลุทั่วสรรพางค์กายซึ่งกันและกัน
Both wishing for victory, set to tear each other, pierced dreadful arrows on one another all over the limbs, opposing.
FAQs
It highlights determination toward one’s chosen aim; dharma, however, demands that the aim (jaya) be aligned with righteousness, not mere domination.
The duel becomes all-consuming: both close distance and wound each other repeatedly across the body.
Steadfast resolve (dṛḍha-niścaya) and fearlessness under sustained attack.