Shloka 9
इन्द्रजितो मायासीतावधः
Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke
स ददर्शहतानन्दांसीतामिन्द्रजितोरथे ।एकवेणीधरांदीनामुपवासकृशाननाम् ।।।।परिक्लिष्टैकवसनाममृजांराघवप्रियाम् ।रजोमलाभ्यामालिप्तैस्सर्वगात्रैर्वरस्त्रियम् ।।।।
sa dadarśa hatānandāṃ sītām indrajito rathe |
ekaveṇīdharāṃ dīnāṃ upavāsakṛśānanām ||
parikliṣṭaikavasanām amṛjāṃ rāghavapriyām |
rajomalābhyām āliptaiḥ sarvagātrair varastriyam ||
Er sah Sītā auf Indrajits Wagen: freudlos, mit nur einem Zopf, beklagenswert, das Gesicht vom Fasten ausgemergelt; in einem einzigen abgetragenen Gewand, wie ohne Lebenswillen; Rāghavas Geliebte, eine edle Frau, deren ganzer Leib mit Staub und Schmutz beschmiert war, ungeschmückt.
Hanuman beheld in the chariot of Indrajith, cheerless Sita with one braid, with no desire to live, emaciated by fasting, wearing a single cloth, body not anointed, covered with dust and dirt all over the body, who was dear to Raghava.
FAQs
The verse evokes compassion and the duty to protect the vulnerable; it also highlights how adharma weaponizes false appearances to shake faith in satya and righteousness.
Hanumān beholds the figure presented as Sītā on Indrajit’s chariot—an image crafted to demoralize Rāma’s allies.
Sītā’s tapas-like endurance (austerity, fasting, steadfastness) is foregrounded, even as it is exploited as a symbol in Indrajit’s deception.