Shloka 17
इन्द्रजितो मायासीतावधः
Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke
तांदृष्टवाचारुसर्वाङ्गींरामस्यमहिषींप्रियाम् ।अब्रवीत्पुरुषंवाक्यंक्रोधाद्रक्षोधिपात्मजम् ।।।।
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā cāru-sarvāṅgīṃ rāmasya mahiṣīṃ priyām | abravīt paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ krodhād rakṣodhipātmajam ||
ラーマの愛する王妃で、全身ことごとく麗しい彼女を見て、彼は怒りに燃え、羅刹の王子に厳しい叱責の言葉を投げかけた。
Looking at Rama's dear wife, of lovely limbs, Hanuman rebuked Indrajith in anger and spoke harsh words.
FAQs
Righteous anger can serve dharma when it becomes moral protest against cruelty; rebuke is justified when it defends truth and protects the violated.
After witnessing Sītā threatened and abused, Hanumān turns on Indrajit and condemns him verbally.
Hanumān’s moral courage—he confronts adharma directly, refusing to normalize violence against Sītā.