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 ||
Sa harap ng kanilang mga mata, sinaktan ni Rāvaṇi ang babaeng iyon—na sa daya’y isinakay sa karuwahe—habang siya’y sumisigaw, “Rāma! Rāma!”
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.