Shloka 3.56.15

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

Devanagari script

स ते दर्पं बलं वीर्यमुत्सेकं च तथाविधम्।अपनेष्यति गात्रेभ्यश्शरवर्षेण संयुगे।।।।

Transliteration

sa te darpaṃ balaṃ vīryam utsekaṃ ca tathāvidham | apaneṣyati gātrebhyaḥ śaravarṣeṇa saṃyuge ||

Translation

In battle, he will strip from your very limbs that pride, power, valor, and arrogant excess—by a rain of arrows.

Context

He will remove your pride, your power, your valour and haughtiness from your limbs with a shower of arrows in the fight.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāvaṇa
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Unchecked arrogance rooted in adharma invites rightful punishment. Dharma restores balance through just force when necessary.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā predicts Rāma’s martial response to the abduction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s protective and justice-bearing heroism (kṣātra-dharma).