Chapter 81 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 81

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 81.5

इन्द्रजित्तु रथे स्थाप्य सीतां मायामयीं तदा। बलेन महतावृत्य तस्या वधमरोचयत्॥

indrajittu rathe sthāpya sītāṃ māyāmayīṃ tadā| balena mahatāvṛtya tasyā vadhamarocayat||

English Meaning

Placing an illusory figure of Sītā on the car, encircled by a huge army he began to make arrangements for her destruction.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)