Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 89, Shloka 11
इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मणयोर् घोरः शरयुद्धः
Indrajit and Lakshmana’s Fierce Exchange of Arrows
स्मृतिर्वानास्तितेमन्येव्यक्तंवायमसादनम् ।गन्तुमिच्छसियस्मात्त्वमंधर्षयितुमिच्छसि ।।6.89.11।।
smṛtir vā nāsti te manye vyaktaṃ vā yamasādanam |
gantum icchasi yasmāt tvam adharṣayitum icchasi ||6.89.11||
我想你不是失了记忆与神智，便是分明想去阎摩之境；因为你竟欲来挑战我。
"If you have not seen my courage in the first combat, now I will exhibit. Stand and fight now."
FAQs
The verse uses the idiom of dharmic combat culture: warning an opponent before escalation. Even within hostility, the expectation is that one understands consequences and chooses wisely.
Indrajit taunts Lakṣmaṇa, implying that challenging him is tantamount to courting death, invoking Yama’s realm as the consequence.
Indrajit’s confidence and intimidation as a warrior—though ethically ambiguous—showing the battlefield norm of psychological pressure before physical assault.