Shloka 21

इन्द्रजितो मायासीतावधः

Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke

Devanagari script

सीतांहत्वातु न चिरंजीविष्यसिकथञ्चन ।।।।वधार्हकर्मणानेनममहस्तगतोह्यसि ।

Transliteration

sītāṃ hatvā tu na ciraṃ jīviṣyasi kathañcana | vadhārha-karmaṇānena mama hastagato hy asi ||

Translation

Jika kamu membunuh Sita, kamu tidak akan hidup lama. Dengan perbuatan yang patut dihukum mati ini, kamu benar-benar telah jatuh ke dalam tanganku.

Word by Word

• सीताम्: Sītā
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हत्वा: having killed
• हत्वा: N/A
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (adversative/emphatic particle)

• न: not
• न: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• चिरम्: for long
• चिरम्: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverbial accusative)

• जीविष्यसि: you will live
• जीविष्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कथञ्चन: at all
• कथञ्चन: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथञ्चन (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (indefinite/emphatic: 'in any way/at all')

• वधार्हकर्मणा: by (your) death-deserving deed
• वधार्हकर्मणा: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वधार्ह + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय: वधार्हं कर्म); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतौ/करणे

• एनम्: you (this one)
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हस्तगतः: come into (my) hands
• हस्तगतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हस्त + गत (कृदन्त; √गम्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सप्तमी/षष्ठी-भाव: हस्ते/हस्तस्य गतः = 'come into (my) hand'); भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Context

"Indeed, you will not live long after killing Sita. You deserve to be killed for your actions, that is why you have come into my hands."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān
• Indrajit (Meghanāda)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Adharma—killing an innocent woman—invites swift retribution; Dharma frames consequences as morally inevitable.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān warns Indrajit that harming Sītā will bring immediate downfall and declares him within reach for punishment.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective heroism: readiness to enforce dharmic accountability against grave wrongdoing.