Shloka 21
इन्द्रजितः कर्माननुष्ठानात् उत्थाय हनूमन्तं प्रति प्रस्थानम् / Indrajit Abandons the Unfinished Rite and Moves Against Hanuman
शितशूलधराश्शूलैरसिभिश्चासिपाणयः ।शक्तिहस्ताश्चभिश्शक्तिपट्टसै: पट्टसायुधाः ।।।।परिघैश्चगदाभिश्चकुन्तैश्चशुभदर्शनैः ।शतशश्चशतघ्नीभिरायसैरपिमुद्गरैः ।।।।घोरैःपरशुभिश्चैवभिदनिपालैश्चराक्षसाः ।मुष्टिभिर्वज्रकल्पैश्चतलैरशनिसन्निभैः ।।।।अभिजघ्नुःसमासाद्यसमन्तात्पर्वतोपमम् ।तेषामपि च सङ्ग्रुद्धश्चकारकदनंमहत् ।।।।
śitaśūladharāḥ śūlair asibhiś cāsipāṇayaḥ |
śaktihastāś ca bhiḥ śaktipaṭṭasaiḥ paṭṭasāyudhāḥ ||
تیز دھار ترشول اٹھائے، ہاتھوں میں تلواریں لیے، نیزے اور بھالے تھامے راکشس جنگ کے لیے قریب آ گئے۔
Between the skilful Rakshasas armed with sharp tridents, swords, javelins in hand, with spears in hand, bright iron bars glowing like fire, with iron axes, dreadful hammers, Bhindi palas and Hanuman, with thunderbolt like fists that descended like lightning, and slaps which descended like mountains, a huge skillful war took place.
FAQs
It foregrounds yuddha-dharma: combatants meet openly with declared weapons, highlighting the epic’s concern with orderly, accountable warfare rather than concealed harm.
In the battle at Laṅkā, rākṣasa fighters surge forward armed with multiple weapons, setting the scene for a fierce clash with the vānaras (especially Hanumān in the following verses).
Collective martial zeal (vīrya) is emphasized—an energy that, in the Ramayana, is ethically judged by how it is directed (toward adharma or toward protection).