Shloka 5.34.14

सीताहनूमद्भाषणम् — Sita Tests the Messenger; Hanuman Offers Reassurance

Devanagari script

मायां प्रविष्टो मायावी यदि त्वं रावणस्स्वयम्।।।।उत्पादयसि मे भूयस्सन्तापं तन्न शोभनम्।

Transliteration

māyāṃ praviṣṭo māyāvī yadi tvaṃ rāvaṇaḥ svayam |

utpādayasi me bhūyaḥ santāpaṃ tan na śobhanam |

Translation

If you are Rāvaṇa himself, that deceiver who has entered here through illusion and disguise, you are stirring up my anguish again—this is not fitting.

Context

"If you are that trickster Ravana who appears incognito before me, it is not good for you. You are causing grief again.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma rejects deceit and needless cruelty; Sītā condemns causing suffering through trickery as ‘not fitting’ conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā warns the visitor: if he is Rāvaṇa using disguise, then tormenting her again is improper.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s moral clarity and courage to speak against adharma even while vulnerable.