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Kumbakarna.
When he heard of it, Ravana lamented, “My right hand is
cut off.”
One of his sons reminded him, “Why should you despair?
You have Brahma’s gift of invincibility. You should not
grieve.” Indrajit told him, “What have you to fear when I am
alive?”
Indrajit had the power to remain invisible and fight, and
accounted for much destruction in the invader’s camp. He
also created a figure resembling Sita, carried her in his
chariot, took her before Rama’s army and killed her within
their sight.
This completely demoralized the monkeys, who
suspended their fight, crying, “Why should we fight when our
goddess Sita is thus gone?” They were in a rout until
Vibishana came to their rescue and rallied them again.
Indrajit fell by Lakshmana’s hand in the end. When he heard
of his son’s death, Ravana shed bitter tears and swore, “This
is the time to kill that woman Sita, the cause of all this
misery.”
A few encouraged this idea, but one of his councillors
advised, “Don’t defeat your own purpose and integrity by
killing a woman. Let your anger scorch Rama and his
brother. Gather all your armies and go and vanquish Rama