Shloka 30
रावणस्य परिव्राजकवेषेण सीतासमीपगमनम्
Ravana Approaches Sita Disguised as a Mendicant
मदान्वितानां घोराणां कुञ्जराणां तरस्विनाम्।कथमेका महारण्ये न बिभेषि वरानने।।।।
madānvitānāṃ ghorāṇāṃ kuñjarāṇāṃ tarasvinām |
katham ekā mahāraṇye na bibheṣi varānane ||
โอ้สตรีผู้มีพักตร์งาม ในมหาพนานี้เจ้าอยู่เพียงลำพัง เหตุไฉนจึงไม่หวาดกลัวช้างดุร้ายกำลังตกมัน ผู้ทรงพละกำลังอันน่ากลัว?
O Charming lady! how is it that although alone you are not afraid of the dreadful, swift, powerful wild animals like elephants in rut ?
FAQs
It highlights the duty of self-protection (ātma-rakṣā) as part of practical dharma—being alone in danger calls for heightened care.
Rāvaṇa intensifies his questioning by citing an especially feared forest danger: musth elephants.
Steadfastness and calm under threat are suggested as Sītā’s qualities.