Shloka 21
सीतारावणसंवादः
Ravana Reveals Himself; Sita Affirms Rama’s Dharma
ते वयं प्रच्युता राज्यात्कैकेय्यास्तु कृते त्रयः।।3.47.21।।विचरामो द्विजश्रेष्ठ वनं गम्भीरमोजसा।
te vayaṃ pracyutā rājyāt kaikeyyāstu kṛte trayaḥ | vicarāmo dvijaśreṣṭha vanaṃ gambhīram ojasā ||
ഹേ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠ, കൈകേയിയുടെ കാരണത്താൽ രാജ്യത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ച്യുതരായ ഞങ്ങൾ മൂന്നുപേരും, ക്ഷയമില്ലാത്ത ഓജസ്സോടെ ഈ ഗഹനവനത്തിൽ സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നു.
O best of brahmins! three of us have been wandering with courage in the deep forest, dislodged from the kingdom on account of Kaikeyi.
FAQs
Dharma here includes endurance and adherence to rightful duty even when unjustly deprived. Exile is borne without abandoning courage or moral order.
Sītā explains to the disguised Rāvaṇa why she, Rāma, and Lakṣmaṇa are living in the forest: they were displaced from royal life due to Kaikeyī’s actions.
Steadfastness and valor in adversity—continuing a dharmic life despite loss of power and comfort.