Shloka 10
सीताहरणम्
Ravana reveals his true form and abducts Sita
स तामसितकेशान्तां भास्करस्य प्रभामिव।।3.49.10।।
वसनाभरणोपेतां मैथिलीं रावणोऽब्रवीत्।
sa tām asitakeśāntāṃ bhāskarasya prabhām iva | vasanābharaṇopetāṃ maithilīṃ rāvaṇo ’bravīt ||
ラーヴァナはマイティリーに語りかけた。黒髪の端はきらめき、太陽の光輝のごとく輝き、衣と宝飾に飾られていた。
Ravana said to the princess from Mithila, whose black hair was shining, who was luminous like the Sun and was clad in the best of cothes and ornaments.
FAQs
The verse sets up the ethical tension: admiration must remain within dharma; when desire treats a person as an object to possess, it moves toward adharma.
The narration frames Sītā’s splendor as Rāvaṇa begins speaking directly to her, leading into his proposal and coercion.
Sītā’s dignity is highlighted through poetic description, even as the scene foreshadows the violation of that dignity by adharma.