Shloka 2
सीताविलापः
Sita’s Lament and Resolve under Threat
सा राक्षसीमध्यगता च भीरु
र्वाग्भिर्भृशं रावणतर्जिता च।
कान्तारमध्ये विजने विसृष्टा
बालेव कन्या विललाप सीता।।5.28.2।।
sā rākṣasī-madhya-gatā ca bhīrur vāgbhir bhṛśaṃ rāvaṇa-tarjitā ca |
kāntāra-madhye vijane visṛṣṭā bāleva kanyā vilalāpa sītā ||5.28.2||
Umgeben von den Rākṣasī-Frauen, ängstlich und von Rāvaṇa mit grausamen Worten hart bedroht, klagte Sītā – allein gelassen inmitten des trostlosen Waldes – wie ein junges Mädchen.
Encircled by the demonesses, Sita was repeatedly humiliated by Ravana's cruel words.She wept like a young girl deserted in a desolate forest.
FAQs
By portraying her surrounded, threatened, and isolated, the verse emphasizes that her suffering is coerced and external; her inner commitment to marital fidelity and righteousness remains intact even while she laments.
Satya is implicit in Sītā’s unwavering truthfulness and constancy to Rāma: even under Rāvaṇa’s intimidation and the demonesses’ pressure, she does not abandon her truthful resolve, though she grieves.