Shloka 10
सीताविलापः रावणनिन्दा च
Sita’s Lament and Condemnation of Ravana
किं कर्तुं शक्यमेवं हि यज्जवेनैव धावसि।मुहूर्तमपि तिष्ठस्व न जीवन्प्रतियास्यसि।।3.53.10।।
kiṃ kartuṃ śakyam evaṃ hi yaj javenaiva dhāvasi |
muhūrtam api tiṣṭhasva na jīvan pratiyāsyasi || 3.53.10 ||
เมื่อเจ้าหนีไปด้วยความเร็วเช่นนี้ จะทำสิ่งใดได้เล่า? จงหยุดแม้เพียงชั่วขณะ—เจ้าจะมิได้กลับมาโดยมีชีวิต
Tarry a little, you will not go back with life. What can be done now since you are running away so swiftly?
FAQs
Speaking truth to wrongdoing: Sītā declares the moral consequence of adharma—unrighteous violence leads to ruin.
While being carried away, Sītā directly warns Rāvaṇa that his act will end in his death.
Moral courage and satya: even powerless, Sītā speaks firmly and truthfully against injustice.