Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 47, Shloka 10
पुष्पकविमानेन सीताया युद्धभूमिदर्शनम्
Sita Shown the Battlefield in the Pushpaka
अद्यकालवशंप्राप्तंरणेरामंसलक्ष्मणम् ।अवेक्ष्यविनिवृत्तासाचान्यांगतिमपश्यती ।।।।निरपेक्षाविशालाक्षीमामुपस्थास्यतेस्वयम् ।
adyakālavaśaṃ prāptaṃ raṇe rāmaṃ salakṣmaṇam | avekṣya vinivṛttā sā cānyāṃ gatim apaśyatī | nirapekṣā viśālākṣī mām upasthāsyate svayam ||
Rāvaṇa dachte: „Zu gegebener Zeit, wenn die großäugige Sītā Rāma im Kampf zusammen mit Lakṣmaṇa sieht, beide der Macht des Schicksals verfallen, wird sie umkehren; ohne einen anderen Zufluchtsort zu finden, wird sie die Hoffnung fahren lassen und von selbst zu mir kommen.“
Ravana thought that the broad eyed Sita coming to conclusion in course of time that Rama has gone along with Lakshmana, rid of hope, with no other haven, will seek him on her own accord.
FAQs
The verse highlights adharma through coercive desire: Rāvaṇa imagines that despair will force Sītā to submit, contrasting with dharma where consent, restraint, and truthfulness are essential.
Rāvaṇa anticipates that if Sītā believes Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa are overcome in battle, she will lose hope and come to him; this sets up the deception that follows.
By contrast (implicitly), Sītā’s steadfast fidelity is the virtue; Rāvaṇa’s mindset shows the vice of delusion and unethical manipulation.