Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 4
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
न तात मोहंपरिगन्तुमर्हसियत्रेन्द्रजिजजीवतिराक्षसेन्द्र ।नेन्द्रारिबाणाभिहतोहिकश्चित्प्राणान् समर्थस्समरेऽभिपातुम् ।।।।
na tāta mohaṃ parigantum arhasi yatrendrajit jīvati rākṣasendra |
nendrāri-bāṇābhihato hi kaścit prāṇān samarthaḥ samare 'bhipātum ||
“Mahal na hari ng mga Rākṣasa, huwag kang malugmok sa pagkalito habang nabubuhay si Indrajit. Sapagkat sinumang masugatan sa digmaan ng mga palaso ng kaaway ni Indra ay hindi na makapagtatanggol ng kanyang buhay.”
"Dear king of Rakshasas! Do not give way to despair when Indrajith is alive. Indeed, struck by Indrajith's arrows in battle it is not possible for anyone to be with life."
FAQs
It warns against moha (delusion) in leadership, yet also shows how counsel can be ethically misdirected when it strengthens an adharma-based cause.
A Rākṣasa advisor reassures Rāvaṇa, praising Indrajit’s battlefield lethality and urging him not to despair.
Strategic confidence and morale-building—though ethically ambiguous when used to sustain unrighteous aims.