Indrajit was a prince of Lanka and the possessor of the kingdom of Indraloka. He is regarded as a great warrior in Hindu texts due to his participation in the Ramayana. He was in possession of many celestial weapons and was also an expert at sorcery and magic. He is claimed to have vanquished almost half the vanara race using the Brahmastra which is unmatched in any ancient Hindu texts. Meghanada was the greatest and the most furious warrior on Ravana’s side after Ravana himself. He was a great archer and an unsurpassed grand master in illusion warfare techniques. When he was born, the name Meghanada was chosen since it sounded like thunder. He was the eldest son of Ravana and Mandodari. His father wanted his son to be the most supreme warrior, extremely knowledgeable, and undefeated in battle.
Ravana was a great astrologer who knew that to make his son immortal and has all the qualities that he wished, all the planets and constellations should align in a certain way. As all the planets feared him, they aligned so that they came in the 11th house of Meghanada’s horoscope. However, Shani (Saturn) violated Ravana’s orders and positioned himself in the 12th house making him mortal. This led to the death of Meghanada at the hands of Lakshmana.