इन्द्रजितो मायासीतावधः
Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke
वानराश्शुश्रुवुश्शब्दमदूरेप्रत्यवस्थिताः ।व्यादितास्यस्यनदतस्तद्दुर्गंसंश्रितस्यतु ।।।।
vānarāḥ śuśruvuḥ śabdam adūre pratyavasthitāḥ | vyāditāsyasya nadataḥ tad durgaṃ saṃśritasya tu ||
അടുത്തുതന്നെ നിലകൊണ്ടിരുന്ന വാനരന്മാർ, ആ ദുർഗ്ഗമമായ കോട്ടയിൽ അഭയം പ്രാപിച്ചവൻ വായ് തുറന്ന് ഗർജ്ജിച്ച ശബ്ദം കേട്ടു.
The sound of his roar was heard by the Vanaras waiting for war standing not far from there, which was difficult for Indrajith to access.
Dharma in war includes steadiness under intimidation; the verse sets the psychological pressure that tests the vānaras’ courage and fidelity to Rāma’s cause.
After Indrajit’s display, his roar carries to the vānaras positioned nearby, intensifying confusion and fear.
The virtue at stake is vīrya (courage) allied with dharma—standing firm despite threatening sounds and apparent catastrophe.