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Shloka 6.47.5

पुष्पकविमानेन सीताया युद्धभूमिदर्शनम् (Sita Shown the Battlefield in the Pushpaka)

रावणश्चापिसम्हृष्टोविसृज्येन्द्रजितंसुतम् ।अजुहावततस्सीताक्षिणीराक्षसीस्तदा ।।।।

rāvaṇaś cāpi saṃhṛṣṭo visṛjya indrajitaṃ sutam | ajuhāva tataḥ sītākṣiṇī rākṣasīs tadā ||

Rāvaṇa too, delighted, sent off his son Indrajit; then he summoned the rākṣasī women appointed to guard Sītā.

Ravana was also content to send away his son Indrajith and calls for the Rakshasa woman, caretaker of Sita.

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Rāvaṇa
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Indrajit
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Sītā
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rākṣasī guardians

A contrast of dharma and adharma: Rāvaṇa’s ‘delight’ signals moral inversion—taking joy in schemes that target an innocent captive rather than facing righteous combat.

After Indrajit’s action in battle, Rāvaṇa prepares the next step: using Sītā’s attendants to orchestrate a scene meant to demoralize her.

By implication, Sītā’s coming steadfastness; the verse foregrounds the antagonist’s manipulative intent.