Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 93, Shloka 51
Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint
बहुशश्चोदयामासभर्तारंमामनुव्रताम् ।भार्याभवरमस्वेतिप्रत्याख्यातोध्रुवंमया ।।6.93.50।।सोऽयंमामनुपस्थानेव्यक्तंनैराश्यमागतः ।क्रोधमोहसमाविष्टोनिहन्तुंमांसमुद्यतः ।।6.93.51।।
bahuśaś codayāmāsa bhartāraṃ mām anuvratām |
bhāryā bhava ramasv eti pratyākhyāto dhruvaṃ mayā ||6.93.50||
so ’yaṃ mām anupasthāne vyaktaṃ nairāśyam āgataḥ |
krodha-moha-samāviṣṭo nihantuṃ māṃ samudyataḥ ||6.93.51||
Снова и снова он понуждал меня — хотя я верна своему супругу — говоря: «Будь моей женой; наслаждайся со мной». Но я решительно отвергла его. Теперь же, потому что я не уступила ему, он явно впал в отчаяние; охваченный гневом и омрачением, он готов убить меня.
'I who am devoted to my husband and this Ravana wanted me to revel with him. He has been entreated by me several times. Surely, he, having been rejected by me is dejected, filled with anger and infatuation, intends to kill me, is evident'.
FAQs
They present Sita’s unwavering marital fidelity (pativratā-dharma): despite repeated coercion, she refuses to violate righteousness and remains loyal to Rama.
Sita speaks candidly about Ravana’s proposals and her firm rejection, stating the situation as it is—his despair and his intent to kill—without exaggeration or concealment.