Shloka 12
शुभां रुचिरदन्तोष्ठीं पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाम्।।3.46.11।।आसीनां पर्णशालायां बाष्पशोकाभिपीडिताम्।स तां पद्मपलाशाक्षीं पीतकौशेयवासिनीम्।।3.46.12।।अभ्यगच्छत वैदेहीं दुष्टचेता निशाचरः।
śubhāṃ ruciradantoṣṭhīṃ pūrṇacandranibhānanām || 3.46.11 || āsīnāṃ parṇaśālāyāṃ bāṣpaśokābhipīḍitām | sa tāṃ padmapalāśākṣīṃ pītakauśeyavāsinīm || 3.46.12 || abhyagacchata vaidehīṃ duṣṭacetā niśācaraḥ |
El noctámbulo de mente perversa se acercó a Vaidehī—de ojos de loto y vestida de seda amarilla—mientras ella estaba sentada en la choza de hojas, cargada de lágrimas y tristeza.
The wicked demon came close to that auspicious princess from Videha sitting in the cottage Her face was like the full moon. Her teeth and lips were lovely. She was clad in yellow silk. Her eyes were like lotus petals tormented by tears of grief.
FAQs
It reinforces the moral contrast between purity and predation: Dharma protects the vulnerable; adharma advances by taking advantage of solitude and sorrow.
A repeated/continued description (as transmitted in the Southern Recension) of Rāvaṇa’s approach to Sītā in the hut.
Sītā’s auspicious, dignified presence—her moral radiance—stands against the demon’s corrupt intention.