Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 81, Shloka 19
इन्द्रजितो मायासीतावधः
Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke
धिक्त्वांपापसमाचारंयस्यतेमतिरिदृशी ।नृशंसानार्य दुर्वृत्त क्षुद्र पापपराक्रम ।।।।अनार्यस्येदृशंकर्मघृणातेनास्तिनिर्घृण ।
dhik tvāṃ pāpasamācāraṃ yasya te matir idṛśī | nṛśaṃsānārya durvṛtta kṣudra pāpaparākrama || anāryasyedṛśaṃ karma ghṛṇā te nāsti nirghṛṇa ||
Shame on you—whose mind has resolved upon such sinful conduct! O cruel and ignoble one, of base nature and wicked prowess—this deed is fit only for the unworthy; you have no compassion, merciless as you are.
Recollecting those Rakshasas killed, the heroic, mighty and courageous Indrajith's eyes were red in anger.
FAQs
Dharma rejects cruelty and the targeting of the helpless; true strength is inseparable from compassion and moral restraint.
Hanumān denounces Indrajit’s intention and conduct toward Sītā, framing it as ignoble and compassionless.
Moral clarity (viveka) and fearless truth-speaking (satya-vacana) in the face of power.