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इन्द्रजिद्वध (indrajidvadha)

 
Mahabharata
English
[Indrajidvadha(ḥ)]
(“the slaughter of Indrajit”). § 541: Indrajit tied Rāma and Lakshmaṇa in a network of those arrows of his which he had obtained as boons. Sugrīva and the monkeys Susheṇa, etc. (), surrounded them. Vibhīshaṇa came and roused them with the Prajñāstra
Sugrīva extracted the arrows and applied the medicine viśalyā
from the mountain Śveta a Guhyaka of Kubera's brought water, by rubbing one's eyes with which all invisible creatures became visible. Rāma, Lakshmaṇa, Sugrīva, etc. (), rubbed their eyes. Having informed Rāvaṇa, Indrajit returned without having completed his daily sacrifice
receiving a hint from Vibhīshaṇa, Lakshmaṇa killed Indrajit. Rāvaṇa would kill Sītā, but was dissuaded by Avindhya (III, 289).