Episode 86 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the sad events on the night when Indrajit was attacking Ram and Lakshman with terrible and deadly arrows. The brothers had been bound by venomous snakes but the shower of arrows had not stopped. There was no space left on either Ram or Lakshman’s body which had not been hit by Indrajit’s deadly arrows. Both brothers were bleeding profusely. They no had no strength left. Ram was the first to fall to ground. As Lakshman saw Ram fall, he lost all hope and collapsed. After the brothers had fallen, the vaanar sena was down with sorrow. Vibheeshan took the initiative and asked Sugreev to do his duty of taking care of the army. They set up guard for safety of Ram and Lakshman. On the other side, Indrajit informed Raavan, his father about the death of Ram and Lakshman. Raavan was elated. He ordered for Seeta to be taken to the site so that she could herself see the dead bodies of Ram and Lakshman. Seeta is taken to the war field where she sees Ram and Lakshman lying on the ground covered with blood and dust. She starts crying. Trijata, a raakshasee, tells Seeta to stop crying because according to her Ram and Lakshman had not died. (Ref. Chapters 45-48, Yuddh Kand, Shreemad Valmikiy Ramayan)

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श्रीमद्वाल्मीकीय रामायण विश्व का प्राचीनतम ग्रन्थ है। इसे आदिग्रन्थ कहा गया है। इसमें राम के जीवन का विस्तारपूर्वक वर्णन किया गया है। इसमें राम का चित्रण एक ऐसे मनुष्य के रूप में किया गया है जो संघर्ष करता है, परिश्रम करता है, जीवन के द्वन्द्वों का सामना करता है, अपने सहयोगियों एवं निकटस्थ व्यक्तियों से चर्चा करता है और विद्वतजनों से मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त करता है। वह धर्म एवं आदर्श के पथ से कभी हटता नहीं है। उन्हें मर्यादा पुरुषोत्तम कहा गया है। उनके जीवन का हर प्रसंग शिक्षाप्रद है, प्रेरणादायक है। चर्चा की इस श्रृंखला का उद्देश्य दर्शकों को राम के जीवन से परिचित कराना है। राम के जीवन को जान कर, समझ कर और आचरण में उतार कर हम अपने जीवन को सुखद एवं समृद्ध बना सकते हैं। समस्त सुधीजनों को अनेकानेक शुभकामनाओं के साथ विनम्रतापूर्वक समर्पित।

Valmiki Ramayan is the original epic which narrates the story of Ram. It is a detailed work which describes Ram as a human being who faced all the difficulties of life. Ram of Valmikiy Ramayan faces dilemmas, discusses with his family and friends, accepts guidance from learned men and suffers hardships. He always takes the right decisions and follows the path of dharm. This series of conversations is intended to help the viewers understand the personality of Ram. After understanding, one can adopt Ram's ideals in one's own life and enrich one's life.

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Anil Chawla is an engineer - B.Tech. (Mech. Engg.) from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He is also a Master of Laws (LL.M.), a practicing advocate specializing in corporate law and an Insolvency Professional.

Yogita Pant is Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Master of Personnel Management. She is also a practicing advocate specializing in corporate law and an Insolvency Professional. Both are Partners in Anil Chawla Law Associates LLP - http://www.indialegalhelp.com