Shloka 3
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
ततस्तुराजानमुदीक्ष्यदीनंशोकार्णवेसम्परिपुप्लुवानम् ।रथर्षभोराक्षसराजसूनुस्तमिन्द्रजिद्वाक्यमिदंबभाषे ।।।।
tatas tu rājānam udīkṣya dīnaṃ śokārṇave samparipupluvānam | ratharṣabho rākṣasarājasūnus tam indrajid vākyam idaṃ babhāṣe ||
پھر رتھ یودھاؤں میں سرفراز، راکشس راج راوَن کا پُتر اندرجیت، بادشاہ کو دکھی دیکھ کر—جو گویا غم کے سمندر میں ڈوبا جا رہا تھا—اس سے یہ کلام بولا۔
Thereafter, seeing the desperate Rakshasa king immersed in a sea of sorrow, Indrajith, son of Ravana, foremost of the chariot riders, submitted as follows.
FAQs
Leadership is tested in crisis: the scene highlights the dharmic expectation that a ruler should not be overcome by despair, and that counsel (even from family) becomes crucial when judgment falters.
Rāvaṇa is shown grieving and shaken; Indrajit prepares to speak, setting up his response and subsequent actions.
Readiness to advise and act in adversity (initiative and resolve), contrasted with the king’s despair.