Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 81, Shloka 5

इन्द्रजितो मायासीतावधः

Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke

Devanagari script

इन्द्रजित्तुरथेस्थाप्यसीतांमायामयींतदा ।बलेनमहतावृत्यतस्यावधमरोचयत् ।।।।

Transliteration

indrajit tu rathe sthāpya sītāṃ māyāmayīṃ tadā |

balena mahatā vṛtya tasyā vadham arocayat ||

Translation

پھر اندر جیت نے اُس وقت مایا سے بنی ہوئی سیتا کو اپنے رتھ پر بٹھایا، اور بڑی فوج سے گھیر کر، اُس کے قتل کا ارادہ پختہ کیا۔

Word by Word

• इन्द्रजित्: Indrajit
• इन्द्रजित्: कर्ता (Karta/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रजित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/particle (contrast/emphasis)

• रथे: in the chariot
• रथे: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्थाप्य: having placed
• स्थाप्य: पूर्वकाल (Absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; ‘having placed/caused to be placed’

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मायामयीम्: illusory (made by magic)
• मायामयीम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier of सीताम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माया + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; मयट्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; ‘made of/consisting of illusion’

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय/adverb of time

• बलेन: with an army/force
• बलेन: करण (Karana/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• महता: great
• महता: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier of बलेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘great’ (agreeing with बलेन)

• आवृत्य: having surrounded
• आवृत्य: पूर्वकाल (Absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having surrounded/covered’

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वधम्: killing
• वधम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अरोचयत्: resolved/decided
• अरोचयत्: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; causative sense ‘made up his mind/approved’

Context

Indrajith, also through a trick, wanted to make illusory Sita and place her in the chariot surrounded by Rakshasas and thought of killing her.

Characters & Entities

• Indrajit
• Sita
• Ratha (chariot)
• Rakshasa army (implied)

FAQs

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

The verse illustrates adharma through the intention to harm a defenseless figure via deception; dharma in the Ramayana consistently condemns harming the innocent and using falsehood to break righteous resolve.

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit stages a spectacle: an illusory Sītā is displayed on a chariot amid troops, setting up a psychological blow against Rāma’s side.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrast, Sītā’s symbolic purity and Rāma’s commitment to satya/dharma are what Indrajit attempts to exploit through a false appearance.