Shloka 5.24.44
सीताभर्त्सना — The Ogresses’ Threats to Sita and Her Vow of Fidelity
ततस्त्वजामुखी नाम राक्षसी वाक्यमब्रवीत्।विशस्येमां ततः सर्वाः समान् कुरुत पिण्डकान्।।5.24.44।।
nivedyatāṃ tato rājñe mānuṣī sā mṛteti ha | nātra kaścana saṃdehaḥ khādateti sa vakṣyati ||5.24.43||
“Then let it be reported to the king that the human woman is dead; there is no doubt—he will say, ‘Eat her.’”
Then an ogress called Ajamukhi said, 'Let her body be cut into lumps of equal pieces.
It shows adharma through both violence and deliberate untruth (a false report to the king); the Ramayana repeatedly upholds satya (truthfulness) as a pillar of Dharma.
The ogresses plan to kill Sītā and then present it as a fait accompli to Rāvaṇa, expecting permission after the fact.
Satya is emphasized by negation: the plot depends on deceit, highlighting the moral depravity surrounding Sītā’s truthful steadfastness.