Shloka 19
शूर्पणखाया आगमनम्
Surpanakha Approaches Rama
त्वां तु वेदितुमिच्छामि कस्य त्वं कासि कस्य वा।।।।त्वं हि तावन्मनोज्ञाङ्गी राक्षसी प्रतिभासि मे।
tvāṃ tu veditum icchāmi kasya tvaṃ kāsi kasya vā | tvaṃ hi tāvan manojñāṅgī rākṣasī pratibhāsi me ||
ແຕ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າປາຖະໜາຈະຮູ້ເຈົ້າ—ເຈົ້າເປັນຂອງໃຜ ແລະເຈົ້າແມ່ນໃຜ? ເພາະແມ່ນວ່າອວັຍວະຂອງເຈົ້າງາມນ່າຊົມ ແຕ່ໃນສາຍຕາຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ເຈົ້າບໍ່ປາກົດວ່າເປັນນາງຣາກສະສີ.
On reaching the hermitage, Rama and Lakshmana performed the forenoon rituals and entered the leafthatched cottage.
FAQs
Truth-seeking and discernment: dharma begins with careful inquiry before judgment or engagement.
Rāma questions the unknown woman’s identity and lineage, noting her appearance does not match a typical demoness.
Rāma’s prudence and measured speech—inquiring calmly even in uncertainty.