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Lakshmana Slays Indrajit

Type: WarConfidence: High

Lakshmana defeats Indrajit, removing a major strategic advantage from Ravana’s forces.

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Lakshmana defeats Indrajit, removing a major strategic advantage from Ravana’s forces. This episode is modeled as part of the Ramayana: Lanka Campaign arc and positioned in phase 2 using relative chronology (order 390). The record is prepared for comparative reading across textual, historical, and modern scholarly interpretations with explicit source-link traceability.

Why this confidence: High confidence because this episode is consistently preserved in mainstream narrative sequences and has broad interpretive continuity.

Valmiki Verse References

  • Valmiki Ramayana Yuddha Kanda 6-90

    श्लोक-संदर्भ: Valmiki Ramayana Yuddha Kanda 6-90

    śloka reference: Valmiki Ramayana Yuddha Kanda 6-90

    Primary chapter-level shloka reference for Lakshmana Slays Indrajit.

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Interpretations

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  • Textual sequence · Valmiki Textual Tradition

    Lakshmana Slays Indrajit is placed in the Ramayana: Lanka Campaign sequence based on narrative continuity and relative-order mapping.

    Approximate range: -700 to -100
    Auto-seeded interpretation aligned with event confidence level: high.

Sources

  • Valmiki Ramayana Primary Index

    Sanskrit Documents · 2026 · primary_text

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