Shloka 3.56.10

सीताया रावणनिन्दा — अशोकवनिकाप्रवेशः (Sita’s Rebuke of Ravana; Removal to the Ashoka Grove)

Devanagari script

यदि पश्येत्स रामस्त्वां रोषदीप्तेन चक्षुषा।रक्षस्त्वमद्य निर्धग्धो गच्छेस्सद्यः पराभवम्।।।।

Transliteration

yadi paśyet sa rāmas tvāṃ roṣadīptena cakṣuṣā |

rakṣas tvam adya nirdagdho gacches sadyaḥ parābhavam ||

Translation

O rākṣasa—if Rāma were to see you with eyes blazing in anger, even today you would be utterly burned and would at once meet your ruin.

Context

O demon, you will be completely consumed if Rama looks at you with eyes burning in anger.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes the duty to restrain evil: righteous power, when directed against adharma, becomes protective justice rather than cruelty.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā warns Rāvaṇa of the consequences if Rāma becomes aware and confronts him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s courage and truth-speaking: she does not flatter power but speaks plainly about moral and karmic consequence.