इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
ततस्सरक्षोधिपतिर्महात्मासर्वादिशोबाणगणैशशिताग्रैः ।प्रच्छादयामासरविप्रकाशैर्विपादयामास च वानरेन्द्रान् ।।।।
tatas sa rakṣodhipatir mahātmā sarvā diśo bāṇagaṇaiḥ śaśitāgraiḥ |
pracchādayāmāsa raviprakāśair vipādayāmāsa ca vānarendrān ||
پھر وہ مہاتما راکشسوں کا سردار، چاندی سی نوک والے تیروں کے جھنڈ سے، جو سورج کی طرح روشن تھے، چاروں سمتوں کو ڈھانپنے لگا اور وानر سرداروں کو گرا دینے لگا۔
Thereafter the mighty Lord of Rakshasas despatched volley of sharp tipped arrows bright like the Sun, at Vanara leaders on all sides and eradicated.
Leadership is shown as a focal point of conflict: the fall of leaders tests an army’s commitment to duty; dharma is measured by steadiness even when commanders are targeted.
Indrajit intensifies the assault, saturating the battlefield with arrows and hitting prominent Vanara chiefs.
The verse emphasizes relentless martial force; indirectly it sets up the Vanaras’ need for courage and cohesion under pressure.