Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 81, Shloka 20
इन्द्रजितो मायासीतावधः
Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke
च्युतागृहाच्चराज्याच्चरामहस्ताच्चमैथिली ।।।।किंतवैषापराद्धाहियदेनांहन्तुमिच्छसि ।
cyutā gṛhāc ca rājyāc ca rāmahastāc ca maithilī | kiṃ tavaiṣā parāddhā hi yad enāṃ hantum icchasi ||
Si Maithilī ay naagaw mula sa kanyang tahanan, sa kanyang kaharian, at maging sa mapagkalingang kamay ni Rāma. Anong malaking kasalanan ang nagawa niya sa iyo upang naisin mo siyang patayin?
"This Mythili is sent away from home, from the kingdom, and also distanced from Rama's protection. You are unkind and hitting in this way. What harm has she done?"
FAQs
Dharma demands justice: punishment must follow actual wrongdoing; harming the innocent—especially one already deprived—is grave adharma.
Hanumān argues that Sītā is already displaced and unprotected, and challenges Indrajit to justify any intent to kill her.
Compassion allied with justice: defending the innocent through reasoned moral questioning.