Character
因陀羅耆特
इन्द्रजित्Indrajit
- verses
- 642
- books
- 18
- chapters
- 112
What the texts say
In the Ramayana, Indrajit is the son of Ravana, lord of the Rakshasas. Ramayana 6.85.26, 6.80.5 The epic says he had boons from Brahma, the Self-born, and fought unseen. Ramayana 6.73.69 Shrouded in sorcery, he bound Rama and his brother Lakshmana in a net of arrows. Ramayana 6.44.37, 6.51.12 Knowing Hanuman, the son of the Wind-god, was not to be slain, he seized him with a missile. Ramayana 5.48.37 It also tells how he deceived the vanaras with illusion, showing something slain as Sita. Ramayana 6.93.36, 6.81.33 In the Narada Purana, Lakshmana slays Indrajit, the conqueror of Indra. Narada Purana 2.1.75.47
Where to read
Every verse that names 因陀羅耆特, book by book.
- 1.19.375
安乐、财富、子嗣、军队、辅佐,胜利、威严、力量、谋略、荣耀,此诸般福报日日增长,如获利愈多贪欲愈盛。其弟鸠姆婆迦尔那力大无穷,世间无有敌手可与之匹敌。饮酒之后沉睡六月,醒来之时三界惊恐。若其每日进食而不沉睡,整个世界将迅速毁灭。其战场之坚毅难以言表,无量勇力无与伦比。其长子婆利陀那陀,世间誉为勇士之首,战场之上无人能敌,常使天神之城惊惶逃窜。
- 5.2.29
听到儿子被杀,楞伽之主大怒,派出了强大的梅格纳达。"我儿,不要杀他,把他绑起来。让我们看看这只猴子,查明他从哪里来。"因陀罗耆,无与伦比的战士,听到兄弟的死讯后满怀愤怒地出发了。猴子看到一名可怕的战士正在逼近;他咬牙切齿,怒吼着冲了上去。他拔起一棵巨大的树,使楞伽之主的儿子失去了战车。梅格纳达身边有大战士随行;猴子一个接一个地抓住他们,用自己的身体将他们碾碎。击倒他们之后,他与梅格纳达本人交战,两人如同两头象王般相撞。猴子一拳击中他后爬上树去,梅格纳达一时昏厥。梅格纳达再次起…
- 6.4.49
"我有能力折断你的牙齿,但罗怙族之主并未给我命令。我如此愤怒,要砸碎你全部十张嘴,然后抓住楞伽城将它沉入大海。你的楞伽城就像无花果树的果实,你们这些生灵无忧无虑地住在其中。我是猴子,吃果实不费工夫,但宽宏的罗摩并未下令。"听到这巧妙的比喻,罗波那微笑着对愚人说:"你从哪里学了这么多谎话?巴利从未如此自夸。与苦行者交往使你成了吹牛者。""二十臂者啊,我若不拔掉你的十条舌头,便真是吹牛者。"想到罗摩的威光,猴子大怒,在大会中央立誓并将脚牢牢踏在地上。"蠢货,你若能挪动我的脚,罗摩…
- 1.19.375
Also named in
Key chapters
The chapters where 因陀羅耆特 matters most.
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
Indrajit and Lakshmana’s Fierce Exchange of Arrows
Antagonist duelist
Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke
Architect of psychological warfare
न्यग्रोध-प्रवेश-निवारणम् (Preventing Indrajit’s Banyan-Tree Rite) / Indrajit Confronts Vibhishana
Antagonist relying on ritual power and invisibility
Indrajit’s Concealed Assault and the Fall of Rama and Lakshmana
Architect of the reversal: fights from concealment…
इन्द्रजित्-हनूमद्-युद्धं तथा निकुम्भिलायां होमः (Indrajit vs Hanuman; Indrajit’s Nikumbhila rite)
Indrajit and Lakṣmaṇa: Escalation through Concealment
Primary antagonist-combatant
The Retrieval of the Herb-Bearing Mountain
Offstage causal force
Indrajit’s Binding, Restoration by Viśalyā, and Counsel Restraining Rāvaṇa (Āraṇyaka Parva 273)
Rākṣasa champion whose boon-backed weapons create the crisis…
Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint
Absent but central
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