Shloka 24
सीताविलापः रावणनिन्दा च
Sita’s Lament and Condemnation of Ravana
निमेषान्तरमात्रेण विना भ्रात्रा महावने।।3.53.23।।राक्षसा निहता येन सहस्राणि चतुर्दश।स कथं राघवो वीरस्सर्वास्त्रकुशलो बली।।3.53.24।।न त्वां हन्याच्छरैस्तीक्ष्णैरिष्टभार्यापहारिणम्।
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa vinā bhrātrā mahāvane ||3.53.23||
rākṣasā nihatā yena sahasrāṇi caturdaśa |
sa kathaṃ rāghavo vīraḥ sarvāstrakuśalo balī ||3.53.24||
na tvāṃ hanyāc charais tīkṣṇair iṣṭabhāryāpahāriṇam ||
Nesta vasta floresta, no espaço de um piscar de olhos e sem o auxílio do irmão, ele matou catorze mil rākṣasas. Como não te abateria o heróico Rāghava—poderoso e perito em todas as armas—com flechas agudas, tu que raptaste sua esposa amada?
Rama has killed fourteen thousand demons alone without his brother within a moment. He is a strong warrior and wellversed in the use of all kinds of weapons. You have stolen his loving wife. How can he live without killing you.
FAQs
Jatāyu frames Rāvaṇa’s act as adharma—abducting another’s wife—and asserts that a dharmic hero like Rāma, powerful and disciplined in arms, will necessarily punish such wrongdoing to restore moral order.
Satya appears as Jatāyu’s truthful warning: he states verifiable facts about Rāma’s prowess (the slaying of fourteen thousand rākṣasas) and draws a truthful ethical conclusion—Rāvaṇa cannot escape the consequences of abducting Sītā.