Shloka 3.56.13

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

Devanagari script

न ते पापमिदं कर्म शुखोदर्कं भविष्यति।याऽहं नीता विनाभावं पतिपार्श्वात्त्वया वने।।।।

Transliteration

na te pāpam idaṃ karma sukhodarkaṃ bhaviṣyati | yāhaṃ nītā vinābhāvaṃ patipārśvāt tvayā vane ||

Translation

This sinful act of yours will not end in happiness. You have carried me away in the forest from my husband, without any right judgment or forethought.

Context

This evil deed(of abduction) will not yield happy results.You have brought me from my husband from the forest without any forethought.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāvaṇa
• Rāma
• forest (vana)

FAQs

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

Adharma (sinful action) cannot yield true sukha (well-being). The verse teaches moral causality: wrongful means do not lead to auspicious ends.

What is the narrative situation?

After being abducted, Sītā confronts Rāvaṇa in the forest context and condemns the act of taking her away from Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s steadfastness and moral clarity—she refuses to normalize wrongdoing and asserts the ethical consequences of adharma.