Shloka 10
पुष्पकविमानेन सीताया युद्धभूमिदर्शनम्
Sita Shown the Battlefield in the Pushpaka
अद्यकालवशंप्राप्तंरणेरामंसलक्ष्मणम् ।अवेक्ष्यविनिवृत्तासाचान्यांगतिमपश्यती ।।।।निरपेक्षाविशालाक्षीमामुपस्थास्यतेस्वयम् ।
adyakālavaśaṃ prāptaṃ raṇe rāmaṃ salakṣmaṇam | avekṣya vinivṛttā sā cānyāṃ gatim apaśyatī | nirapekṣā viśālākṣī mām upasthāsyate svayam ||
രാവണൻ ചിന്തിച്ചു: “കാലക്രമത്തിൽ, വിശാലാക്ഷിയായ സീത യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ലക്ഷ്മണനോടുകൂടി രാമൻ വിധിയുടെ അധീനനായതായി കണ്ടാൽ, അവൾ തിരിഞ്ഞുവരും; മറ്റൊരു ആശ്രയം കാണാതെ, പ്രത്യാശ വിട്ട്, സ്വയം എന്റെ അടുക്കൽ വന്ന് ഉപസ്ഥിതയാകും.”
Ravana thought that the broad eyed Sita coming to conclusion in course of time that Rama has gone along with Lakshmana, rid of hope, with no other haven, will seek him on her own accord.
FAQs
The verse highlights adharma through coercive desire: Rāvaṇa imagines that despair will force Sītā to submit, contrasting with dharma where consent, restraint, and truthfulness are essential.
Rāvaṇa anticipates that if Sītā believes Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa are overcome in battle, she will lose hope and come to him; this sets up the deception that follows.
By contrast (implicitly), Sītā’s steadfast fidelity is the virtue; Rāvaṇa’s mindset shows the vice of delusion and unethical manipulation.