Indrajit

Sorcerer-warrior son of Ravana who once defeated Indra; slain by Lakshmana

Parentage

• parent: Ravana

Domains

• war
• sorcery

Powers

• Fight unseen from behind a veil of illusion
• Vanquish and bind Indra, king of the gods
• Wields the supreme missiles of the three gods — Brahmastra, Vaishnavastra and Pashupatastra

Epithets

• मेघनाद Sanskrit · Meghanāda · nameThunder-roar (his birth-cry like thunder)Valmiki Ramayana, Uttara Kanda (primary)
• इन्द्रजित् Sanskrit · Indrajit · epithetConqueror of IndraValmiki Ramayana, Uttara Kanda (primary)

Sources

• existence: Ramayana (Valmiki) (primary)