Shloka 1
रावणस्यात्मप्रशंसा लङ्कावर्णनं च
Ravana’s Self-Praise and the Description of Lanka
एवं बृवन्त्यां सीतायां संरब्दः परुषं वचः।ललाटे भृकुटीं कृत्वा रावणः प्रत्युवाच ह।।।।
evaṃ bṛvantyāṃ sītāyāṃ saṃrabdhaḥ paruṣaṃ vacaḥ | lalāṭe bhṛkuṭīṃ kṛtvā rāvaṇaḥ pratyuvāca ha || 3.48.1 ||
সীতা এইভাবে বলিতে থাকিলে রাবণ ক্রোধে উন্মত্ত হইল। কপালে ভ্রূকুটি কুঞ্চিত করিয়া সে কঠোর বাক্যে তাহাকে প্রত্যুত্তর দিল॥
Addressed thus by Sita, Ravana, his anger roused, knitted his eyebrows with a frown on his forehead and replied to her harshly:
FAQs
It signals the moral danger of anger: harsh speech arising from rage is a marker of adharma and loss of self-restraint.
After Sītā’s firm refusal, Rāvaṇa becomes furious and begins responding aggressively.
Negatively: lack of self-control (krodha) in Rāvaṇa; implicitly, Sītā’s composure provokes his rage.