Valmiki Ramayana 2.28.18: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 28, Shloka 18
सीतानिवर्तनप्रयत्नः · Rama’s Attempt to Dissuade Sita from Forest Exile
अतीव वातास्तिमिरं बुभुक्षा चात्र नित्यशः ।
भयानि च महान्त्यत्र ततो दुःखतरं वनम् ॥१८॥
atīva vātās timiraṃ bubhukṣā cātra nityaśaḥ |
bhayāni ca mahānty atra tato duḥkhataraṃ vanam ||18||
जंगल में तो बहुत तेज़ हवा चलती है। अंधेरा रहता है, दिन-रात भूख लगती है। बहुत खतरा है वहाँ। इसलिए जंगल में रहना बहुत मुश्किल है।
There is extreme wind and darkness, hunger and fear. Therefore forest (life) is difficult.
FAQs
Satya aligned with dharma: Rāma speaks truthfully about suffering, teaching that righteous choices require informed acceptance of hardship.
Rāma enumerates environmental hardships to dissuade Sītā from joining him in exile.
Fortitude and honesty—acknowledging fear and deprivation without abandoning duty.
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