Shloka 29
इन्द्रजितो मायासीतावधः
Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke
तमेवमुक्त्वारुदतींसीतांमयामयीं च ताम् ।।।।शितधारेणखङ्गेननिजघानेन्द्रजित्स्वयम् ।
tam evam uktvā rudatīṃ sītāṃ māyāmayīṃ ca tām | śitadhāreṇa khaṅgena nijaghāna indrajit svayam ||
Nachdem er so gesprochen hatte, schlug Indrajit selbst mit einem scharf geschliffenen Schwert auf jene weinende „Sītā“ ein — eine durch Trugbild erschaffene Gestalt.
Paulastya (one of the nine mind born sons of Brahma, a scion of sage Paulastya), stupendous hero, a tormentor of Devatas, Indrajith, surrounded by Rakshasas came out through the western gate.
FAQs
Dharma is violated through māyā and staged violence meant to collapse the enemy’s morale; the epic repeatedly treats deceit that targets the innocent as a mark of adharma.
Indrajit performs a public killing of an illusory Sītā to convince the vānaras that Rāma’s goal has become impossible.
Indrajit’s ‘virtue’ is only tactical skill; ethically, the episode emphasizes the absence of satya (truthfulness) and the use of māyā as manipulation.