Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 81, Shloka 29
इन्द्रजितो मायासीतावधः
Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke
तमेवमुक्त्वारुदतींसीतांमयामयीं च ताम् ।।।।शितधारेणखङ्गेननिजघानेन्द्रजित्स्वयम् ।
tam evam uktvā rudatīṃ sītāṃ māyāmayīṃ ca tām | śitadhāreṇa khaṅgena nijaghāna indrajit svayam ||
Nói xong, Indrajit tự tay dùng thanh kiếm sắc bén chém chết nàng Sita giả đang khóc lóc thảm thiết ấy.
Paulastya (one of the nine mind born sons of Brahma, a scion of sage Paulastya), stupendous hero, a tormentor of Devatas, Indrajith, surrounded by Rakshasas came out through the western gate.
FAQs
Dharma is violated through māyā and staged violence meant to collapse the enemy’s morale; the epic repeatedly treats deceit that targets the innocent as a mark of adharma.
Indrajit performs a public killing of an illusory Sītā to convince the vānaras that Rāma’s goal has become impossible.
Indrajit’s ‘virtue’ is only tactical skill; ethically, the episode emphasizes the absence of satya (truthfulness) and the use of māyā as manipulation.