Shloka 14
Virādha-saṃvādaḥ — Encounter with Virādha in the Daṇḍakāraṇya
Aranya Kanda, Sarga 2
तस्यैवं ब्रुवतो दुष्टं विराधस्य दुरात्मनः।श्रुत्वा सगर्वितं वाक्यं सम्भ्रान्ता जनकात्मजा।।।।
tasyaivaṃ bruvato duṣṭaṃ virādhasya durātmanaḥ | śrutvā sa-garvitaṃ vākyaṃ sambhrāntā janakātmajā ||
ເມື່ອໄດ້ຍິນຖ້ອຍຄໍາອັນໂຫດຮ້າຍ ແລະເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍຄວາມອວດອ້າງ ທີ່ວີຣາທະຜູ້ມີຈິດຊົ່ວໄດ້ກ່າວໄວ້ ພຣະທິດາແຫ່ງຊະນະກະກໍສັ່ນສະທ້ານດ້ວຍຄວາມຢ້ານ ແລະຄວາມສັບສົນ.
Sita, daughter of Janaka was bewildered out of fear when she heard the cruel and boastful words of that wicked Viradha.
FAQs
It reinforces the dharmic obligation to protect the vulnerable when confronted with coercion and terror.
Sītā hears Virādha’s threats and becomes frightened; the narration prepares for Rāma’s immediate protective response.
Sītā’s sensitivity and human fear are acknowledged; the scene amplifies the virtue of compassion and protective responsibility in the protagonists.