Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 81, Shloka 21
इन्द्रजितो मायासीतावधः
Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke
सीतांहत्वातु न चिरंजीविष्यसिकथञ्चन ।।।।वधार्हकर्मणानेनममहस्तगतोह्यसि ।
sītāṃ hatvā tu na ciraṃ jīviṣyasi kathañcana | vadhārha-karmaṇānena mama hastagato hy asi ||
Nếu ngươi giết Sita, ngươi sẽ không sống được bao lâu nữa. Với hành động đáng chết này, ngươi thực sự đã rơi vào tay ta.
"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."
FAQs
Adharma—killing an innocent woman—invites swift retribution; Dharma frames consequences as morally inevitable.
Hanumān warns Indrajit that harming Sītā will bring immediate downfall and declares him within reach for punishment.
Protective heroism: readiness to enforce dharmic accountability against grave wrongdoing.