Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 119, Shloka 17
सीताया अग्निप्रवेशः
Sita’s Ordeal by Fire / Agni-Pariksha
इतिब्रुवन्तीरुदतीबाष्पगद्गगभाषिणी ।उवाचलक्ष्मणंसीतादीनंध्यानपरायणम् ।।।।
iti bruvantī rudatī bāṣpa-gadgada-bhāṣiṇī |
uvāca lakṣmaṇaṁ sītā dīnaṁ dhyāna-parāyaṇam ||
こう語りつつ涙を流し、声を涙に詰まらせながら、シーターはラクシュマナに告げた—彼は痛みに沈み、思索に没して立っていた。
Thus speaking, and weeping with tears, with choked throat, Sita was absorbed in her mind and piteous. She spoke to Lakshmana.
FAQs
Dharma here is portrayed as steadfastness under suffering: the verse frames Sītā’s truthful speech and Lakṣmaṇa’s troubled restraint at a moral crisis.
After confronting Rāma, Sītā turns to Lakṣmaṇa, preparing to request the fire-ordeal arrangements.
Lakṣmaṇa’s loyalty and inner discipline: he is depicted as sorrowful yet contemplative, holding to duty amid emotional turmoil.