Shloka 29
सीताविलापः
Sita’s Lament and Prophecy of Lanka’s Ruin
नूनं लङ्का हते पापे रावणे राक्षसाधमे।शोषं यास्यति दुर्धर्षा प्रमदा विधवा यथा।।।।
nūnaṃ laṅkā hate pāpe rāvaṇe rākṣasādhame |
śoṣaṃ yāsyati durdharṣā pramadā vidhavā yathā ||
Sungguh, ketika Rāvaṇa yang berdosa—yang paling hina di antara para rākṣasa—telah terbunuh, Laṅkā yang dahulu tak tertembus ini akan merana dan menyusut, laksana seorang wanita yang menjadi janda.
"Surely this impregnable Lanka will wither up (lose its splendour) and appear like a widow when this sinful Ravana, a mean demon is killed.
FAQs
Unrighteous sovereignty collapses when its adharma-centered leader falls; a kingdom’s apparent strength cannot outlast moral corruption.
Sītā predicts Laṅkā’s decline after Rāvaṇa’s death, using the poignant simile of widowhood to show the city’s loss of protector and glory.
Moral discernment: Sītā names Rāvaṇa’s evil plainly and ties political fate to ethical conduct.