Shloka 18
अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः
Maricha’s Mimic Cry and the Rama–Lakshmana–Sita Confrontation
सङ्केताद्भरतेन त्वं रामं समनुगच्छसि।क्रोशन्तं हि यथात्यर्थं नैवमभ्यवपद्यसे।।।।
saṅketād bharatena tvaṃ rāmaṃ samanugacchasi | krośantaṃ hi yathātyarthaṃ naivam abhyavapadyase ||
ഭരതന്റെ സൂചനപ്രകാരം നീ രാമനെ പിന്തുടരുകയാണെന്ന് തോന്നുന്നു; രാമൻ അത്യന്തം വ്യാകുലനായി നിലവിളിക്കുമ്പോഴും നീ വേണ്ടപോലെ അവന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ഓടിച്ചേരുന്നില്ല.
'Since you are not reaching out to Rama who is helplessly crying for his rescue, you must have followed Rama, instructed by Bharata (to do him harm)'৷৷
FAQs
Dharma cautions against suspicion without evidence; fear can distort perception and lead to unjust blame, which violates truth (satya) and fairness.
Sītā interprets Lakṣmaṇa’s hesitation/constraint as betrayal and imagines a political conspiracy involving Bharata.
Negatively by contrast: the need for trust and right discernment; the verse shows how panic undermines these virtues.