सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
किं त्वाऽमन्यत वैदेहः पिता मे मिथिलाधिपः।राम जामातरं प्राप्य स्त्रियं पुरुषविग्रहम्।।2.30.3।।
kiṃ tvā amanyata vaidehaḥ pitā me mithilādhipaḥ | rāma jāmātaraṃ prāpya striyaṃ puruṣa-vigraham || 2.30.3 ||
O Rāma—nang tanggapin ka ng aking ama, ang hari ng Mithilā, bilang manugang, inakala ba niyang ikaw ay isang babae na nag-anyong lalaki?
O Rama! while accepting you as son-in-law did my father, king of Mithila and lord of Videha ever think that you are a woman in the guise of a man?
It challenges wavering in duty: Sītā invokes the expected dharma of a kṣatriya hero—steadfastness and courage in hardship.
Sītā rebukes Rāma’s reluctance/hesitation about her going with him, using sharp rhetorical questioning.
Sītā’s boldness and resolve—she asserts her rightful place beside Rāma in adversity.
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