Shloka 31
सीतारावणसंवादः
Ravana Reveals Himself; Sita Affirms Rama’s Dharma
पञ्च दास्यस्सहस्राणि सर्वाभरणभूषिताः।सीते परिचरिष्यन्ति भार्या भवसि मे यदि।।3.47.31।।
pañca dāsyas-sahasrāṇi sarvābharaṇa-bhūṣitāḥ | sīte paricariṣyanti bhāryā bhavasi me yadi || 3.47.31 ||
सीते, यदि त्वं मे भार्या भवसि, सर्वाभरणभूषिताः पञ्च दास्यः सहस्राणि त्वां परिचरिष्यन्ति।
O Sita ! if you become my wife, five thousand female attendants adorned with all ornaments will attend on you.
FAQs
Dharma is contrasted with material bribery: the verse shows an unethical attempt to purchase consent and disrupt a lawful marriage through promises of wealth and service.
Rāvaṇa escalates his proposal by offering royal luxury and a vast retinue to entice Sītā.
Sītā’s integrity is foregrounded by the test: she is expected (and soon shown) to reject material inducements in favor of marital fidelity and righteousness.