Shloka 41
गोदावरीतटे सीतान्वेषणम्
The Search for Sītā at the Godāvarī
मन्ये लक्ष्मण वैदेही राक्षसैः कामरूपिभिः।भित्वाभित्वा विभक्ता वा भक्षिता वा भविष्यति।।।।
manye lakṣmaṇa vaidēhī rākṣasaiḥ kāmarūpibhiḥ | bhitvābhitvā vibhaktā vā bhakṣitā vā bhaviṣyati || 3.64.41 ||
恐れるのだ、ラクシュマナよ。ヴァイデーヒーは、自在に姿を変える羅刹たちに引き裂かれ、幾度も斬り刻まれ、分けられ、あるいは喰らわれたのではないか。
O Lakshmana, Vaidehi might have been cut into pieces, and eaten up by the demons who can assume any form at their free will.
FAQs
Dharma is tested under anguish: even righteous persons experience fear and grief, yet their duty remains to seek truth and act to prevent adharma.
Interpreting the violent signs, Rāma voices dreadful possibilities about what rākṣasas might have done to Sītā.
Human vulnerability alongside resolve: Rāma’s candid fear highlights the depth of his love and the seriousness of his protective duty.