न्यग्रोध
प्रवेश-निवारणम् (Preventing Indrajit’s Banyan-Tree Rite) / Indrajit Confronts Vibhishana
तमप्रविष्टंन्यग्रोधंबलिनंरावणात्मजम् ।विध्वंसयशरैर्दीप्टै: सरथंसाश्वसारथिम् ।।6.87.6।।
tam apraviṣṭaṃ nyagrodhaṃ balinaṃ rāvaṇātmajam | vidhvaṃsaya śarair dīptaiḥ sa-rathaṃ sāśva-sārathim || 6.87.6 ||
Trước khi hắn kịp ẩn vào cây đa, hãy dùng những mũi tên rực lửa mà diệt kẻ con trai hùng mạnh của Rāvaṇa—cùng cả chiến xa, ngựa và người đánh xe.
"Clashing with Lakshmana of Kakuthsa clan is not possible for you. By waging war with Lakshmana, you will be killed and reaching the abode of the Lord of death. You will be doing tasks of deities of Devatas."
Dharma permits decisive action to prevent a greater unrighteous harm—stopping an adharma-powered rite before it endangers many.
Vibhīṣaṇa instructs Lakṣmaṇa to strike Indrajit before he reaches the nyagrodha, where his ritual advantage would be secured.
Lakṣmaṇa’s kṣātra-dharma (warrior duty): swift, focused action in defense of the just cause.