Shloka 18
पुष्पकविमानेन सीताया युद्धभूमिदर्शनम्
Sita Shown the Battlefield in the Pushpaka
प्रहृष्टमनसश्चापिददर्शपिशिताशनान् ।वानरांश्चातिदुःखार्तान्रामलक्ष्मणपार्श्वतः ।।।।
prahṛṣṭamanasaś cāpi dadarśa piśitāśanān | vānarāṃś cātiduḥkhārtān rāmalakṣmaṇapārśvataḥ ||
അവൾ ആനന്ദോന്മുഖരായ മാംസഭോജികളായ രാക്ഷസന്മാരെയും കണ്ടു; കൂടാതെ രാമലക്ഷ്മണന്മാരുടെ സമീപത്ത് അത്യന്തം ദുഃഖത്തിൽ പീഡിതരായ വാനരന്മാരെയും കണ്ടു.
Sita beheld extremely happy Rakshasas, and grief stricken Vanaras, in great agony near Rama and Lakshmana.
FAQs
The verse contrasts moral sensibilities: rejoicing in others’ suffering is adharma, while grief for the righteous reflects compassion and loyalty aligned with dharma.
From the aerial view, Sītā observes rākṣasas celebrating and vānaras mourning near the seemingly stricken Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.
The vānaras’ devotion and empathy are emphasized through their sorrow at the apparent fall of their leaders.