Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 81, Shloka 15
इन्द्रजितो मायासीतावधः
Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke
तांस्त्रियंपश्यतांतेषांताडयामासरावणि: ।क्रोशन्तींरामरामेतिमाययायोजितांरथे ।।।।
tāṃ striyaṃ paśyatāṃ teṣāṃ tāḍayāmāsa rāvaṇiḥ | krośantīṃ rāma rāmīti māyayā yojitāṃ rathe ||
அவர்கள் பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருக்கையில், மாயையால் ரதத்தில் ஏற்றப்பட்ட அந்தப் பெண்ணை ராவணி அடித்தான்; அவள் “ராமா! ராமா!” என்று அலறிக் கொண்டிருந்தாள்.
As they were looking at Sita on the chariot trickishly constructed, and she was crying saying, 'O Rama, O Rama', he stood and hit her.
FAQs
Dharma condemns cruelty and deceit: harming a helpless person and using illusion to manipulate witnesses are classic signs of adharma.
Indrajit publicly assaults the woman displayed as Sītā on a deceptive chariot, intensifying psychological warfare.
Sītā’s truthfulness and devotion are implied in her calling out Rāma’s name even under threat.