Verse 15·VR 6.59.15

यो असौ रथस्थो मृग राज केतुर् | धून्वन् धनुह् शक्र धनुह् प्रकाशम् | करी इव भात्य् उग्र विवृत्त दम्ष्ट्रह् | स;इन्द्रजिन् नाम वर प्रधानह् || ६-५९-१५

yo asau rathastho mR^iga raaja ketur | dhuunvan dhanuh shakra dhanuh prakaasham | karii iva bhaaty ugra vivR^itta damShTrah | sa;indrajin naama vara pradhaanah || 6-59-15

Translation

"He who, standing in his chariot, brandish his bow which has a splendour of Indra's bow, whose standard bears the image of a lion, and who shines like unto an elephant with its terrible curved tusks, he is Indrajit who is renowned for the boons he had received from Brahma."

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yaH asau

He who

rathasthaH

standing in his chariot

dhunvan

brandishing

dhanuH

his bow

shakradhanuH prakaasham

which has a splendour of Indra's bow

mR^igaraajaketuH

who standard bears the image of a lion

bhaati

and who shines

kariiva

like an elephant

ugravivR^itta damSTra

with its terrible curved tusks

saH

he

indrajitnaama

is called Indrajit

vara pradhaanaH

who is renowned for the boons (he had received from Brahma).

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59

Ravana Himself Appears on the Battle-front

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