सीताविलापः रावणनिन्दा च
Sita’s Lament and Condemnation of Ravana
न ह्यहं तमपश्यन्ती भर्तारं विबुधोपमम्।।3.53.15।।उत्सहे शत्रुवशगा प्राणान्धारयितुं चिरम्।
na hy ahaṃ tam apaśyantī bhartāraṃ vibudhopamam |
utsahe śatruvaśagā prāṇān dhārayituṃ ciram || 3.53.15 ||
विबुधोपमं भर्तारं तम् अपश्यन्ती, शत्रुवशगा अहं चिरं प्राणान् धारयितुं नोत्सहे।
I will not be eager to hold on to my life for long to live at the mercy of the enemy without being able to see my god-like husband.
Truthfulness of commitment (satya) within dharma: Sītā declares unwavering fidelity and rejects life sustained by submission to adharma.
As she is taken away, Sītā tells Rāvaṇa she cannot endure prolonged captivity away from Rāma.
Pativratā-dharma (steadfast marital fidelity) and spiritual resolve: her identity remains anchored in righteousness despite coercion.