Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 81, Shloka 15

इन्द्रजितो मायासीतावधः

Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke

Devanagari script

तांस्त्रियंपश्यतांतेषांताडयामासरावणि: ।क्रोशन्तींरामरामेतिमाययायोजितांरथे ।।।।

Transliteration

tāṃ striyaṃ paśyatāṃ teṣāṃ tāḍayāmāsa rāvaṇiḥ | krośantīṃ rāma rāmīti māyayā yojitāṃ rathe ||

Translation

وأمام أنظارهم ضرب رافَني تلك المرأة — التي أُجلست على العربة بالمكر — وهي تصرخ: «راما! راما!»

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• स्त्रियम्: woman
• स्त्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पश्यताम्: of (them) looking on
• पश्यताम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्यत् (कृदन्त; √पश् दर्शने)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; 'while (they) were seeing' = 'of those who were looking'

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ताडयामास: struck/beat
• ताडयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ताड् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect; narrative past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रावणिः: Rāvaṇi (Indrajit)
• रावणिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• क्रोशन्तीम्: crying
• क्रोशन्तीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रोशन्ती (कृदन्त; √क्रुश् आह्वाने/क्रन्दने)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'crying' (agreeing with ताम्/स्त्रियम्)

• राम: O Rāma
• राम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• राम: O Rāma
• राम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति/iteration)

• इति: thus/‘…’
• इति: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• मायया: by illusion
• मायया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• योजिताम्: placed/fastened
• योजिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: योजित (कृदन्त; √युज् योजने)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'placed/fastened' (agreeing with ताम्/स्त्रियम्)

• रथे: on the chariot
• रथे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

Context

As they were looking at Sita on the chariot trickishly constructed, and she was crying saying, 'O Rama, O Rama', he stood and hit her.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇi (Indrajit)
• Sītā (implied by 'that woman')
• Rāma
• chariot
• māyā (deception/illusion)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma condemns cruelty and deceit: harming a helpless person and using illusion to manipulate witnesses are classic signs of adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit publicly assaults the woman displayed as Sītā on a deceptive chariot, intensifying psychological warfare.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s truthfulness and devotion are implied in her calling out Rāma’s name even under threat.