Shloka 17
अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः
Maricha’s Mimic Cry and the Rama–Lakshmana–Sita Confrontation
भावो मयि तवात्यर्थं पाप एव निवेशितः।विनष्टे भ्रातरि प्राप्तुं न च त्वं मामवाप्स्यसि।।।।
bhāvo mayi tavātyarthaṃ pāpa eva niveśitaḥ | vinaṣṭe bhrātari prāptuṃ na ca tvaṃ mām avāpsyasi ||
เจตนาของเจ้าที่มีต่อเรานั้นชั่วช้านัก เป็นบาปยิ่งนัก—หวังจะได้เราเมื่อพี่น้องของเจ้าพินาศ แต่เจ้าจะไม่มีวันได้เราเลย
'You have an extremely sinful intention of getting me when your brother is dead. But you will not be able to gain me.
FAQs
Dharma warns against false accusation and harsh judgment; even when safeguarding personal virtue, one must speak truthfully and avoid condemning the innocent.
Sītā, distressed, wrongly suspects Lakṣmaṇa of harboring immoral desire and speaks accusingly.
Sītā’s unwavering claim to fidelity is foregrounded, though expressed through a mistaken and ethically problematic accusation.