Shloka 31
सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः
Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana
न हि गन्धमुपाघ्राय रामलक्ष्मणयोस्त्वया।।।।शक्यं संदर्शने स्थातुं शुना शार्दूलयोरिव।
na hi gandham upāghrāya rāma-lakṣmaṇayos tvayā | śakyaṃ saṃdarśane sthātuṃ śunā śārdūlayor iva ||
ராமன்-லக்ஷ்மணன் மணத்தை நீ சிறிதேனும் உணர்ந்திருந்தால், அவர்களின் முன்னிலையில் நிற்க இயலாது—இரு புலிகளின் முன் நாய் போல।
"Had you smelt the presence of Rama and Lakshmna, it would not have been possible for you to stand there, like a dog under the gaze of a pair of tigers.
FAQs
True strength aligns with honor; cowardly wrongdoing avoids rightful confrontation and therefore stands condemned by dharma.
Sītā mocks Rāvaṇa’s inability to face Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa directly, highlighting that the abduction relied on evasion.
Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s heroic intimidation of adharma—righteous valor that wrongdoers cannot endure.