Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 24, Shloka 5
सीताभर्त्सना
The Ogresses’ Threats to Sita and Her Vow of Fidelity
मानुषी मानुषं तं तु राममिच्छसि शोभने।राज्याद्भ्र्रष्टमसिद्धार्थं विक्लबं त्वमनिन्दिते।।5.24.5।।
mānuṣī mānuṣaṃ taṃ tu rāmam icchasi śobhane | rājyād bhraṣṭam asiddhārthaṃ viklabaṃ tvam anindite ||5.24.5||
အလှပဆုံး၊ အပြစ်ကင်းသော မိန်းမရေ—သင်လည်း လူသားပင်ဖြစ်သော်လည်း လူသားသာဖြစ်သော ရာမကို မက်မောနေသေးသည်။ သူသည် နိုင်ငံမှ ထုတ်ပယ်ခံရ၍ ရည်မှန်းချက်မအောင်မြင်၊ စိတ်အားနည်း၍ လဲလျောင်းနေသူပင်။
'I have developed a morbid desire to feast upon this woman with eyes flashing like doe's, whose breasts heave with stress and fear after she was abducted by Ravana.
FAQs
The verse highlights an adharma-driven attempt to break marital fidelity and righteousness by belittling Rāma; Dharma here is implied through Sītā’s steadfast commitment to truth and loyalty despite psychological pressure.
In Aśoka-vana, the guarding rākṣasīs try to persuade and intimidate Sītā, attacking her devotion to Rāma by portraying him as powerless and disgraced.
Sītā’s śīla (moral integrity) and satya-niṣṭhā (steadfastness to truth) are emphasized indirectly, as the speech is designed to shake her resolve but sets the stage for her unwavering Dharma.