Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 47, Shloka 19
पुष्पकविमानेन सीताया युद्धभूमिदर्शनम्
Sita Shown the Battlefield in the Pushpaka
ततस्सीताददर्शोभौशयानौशरतल्पगौ ।लक्ष्मणंचापिरामंचविसंज्ञौशरपीडितौ ।।।।विध्वस्तकवचौवीरौविप्रविद्धशरासनौ ।सायकैचशिन्नसर्वाङ्गौशरस्तम्बमयौक्षितौ ।।।।
tatas sītā dadarśobhau śayānau śaratalpagau | lakṣmaṇaṃ cāpi rāmaṃ ca visaṃjñau śarapīḍitau | vidhvastakavacau vīrau vipraviddhaśarāsanau | sāyakaiś chinnasarvāṅgau śarastambhamayau kṣitau ||
Kemudian Sītā melihat keduanya—Rāma dan Lakṣmaṇa—terbaring di atas ranjang anak panah, tak sadarkan diri dan tersiksa oleh tusukan-tusukan. Baju zirah kedua pahlawan itu telah hancur, busur mereka terlempar; seluruh anggota tubuhnya terpotong dan tertembus oleh peluru panah, seakan-akan tubuh yang tersusun dari rumpun batang-batang panah di atas tanah.
Thereafter Sita beheld both Rama and Lakshmana lying on the bed of arrows, unconscious, struck by arrows, with shields of darts, arrows with feathers, all limbs wounded with shattered armour, bows and reeds.
FAQs
Dharma is tested in suffering: even when righteousness appears defeated, steadfastness and truth endure beyond appearances created by adharma and illusion.
Sītā is shown a harrowing sight of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa lying unconscious on an arrow-bed, presented to break her resolve.
Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s warrior steadfastness (vīrya) is implied, while Sītā’s fidelity is tested by the apparent catastrophe.