Shloka 33
इन्द्रजितो मायासीतावधः
Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke
ततःखडगेनमहताहत्वातामिन्द्रजित् स्वयम् ।हृष्टस्सरथमास्थायननाद च महास्वनम् ।।।।
tataḥ khaḍgena mahatā hatvā tām indrajit svayam | hṛṣṭaḥ sa ratham āsthāya nanāda ca mahāsvanam ||
তারপর সেই বিশাল খড়্গ দিয়ে তাকে হত্যা করে, ইন্দ্রজিৎ হৃষ্টচিত্তে রথে আরোহণ করে ভীষণ গর্জন করলেন।
Indrajith himself with his long sword killed her, then rejoiced, he ascended the chariot and roared in a loud tone.
FAQs
The verse underscores a dharmic critique: exultation in cruelty (even staged) signals moral corruption; righteous action is not paired with delight in suffering.
Indrajit publicly celebrates to amplify the effect of the deception on the vānaras.
By contrast, dharma values compassion and restraint; Indrajit embodies the opposite—triumphalism rooted in harm and deception.