Shloka 27
सीताया रावणनिन्दा — अशोकवनिकाप्रवेशः
Sita’s Rebuke of Ravana; Removal to the Ashoka Grove
शीघ्रमेव हि राक्षस्यो विकृता घोरदर्शनाः।दर्पमस्या विनेष्यध्वं मांसशोणितभोजनाः।।।।
śīghram eva hi rākṣasyo vikṛtā ghoradarśanāḥ |
darpam asyā vineṣyadhvaṃ māṃsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ ||
“فوراً، اے رाक्षسیو! بدصورت اور ہولناک، گوشت خور اور خون پینے والیوں! اس کا غرور توڑ دو اور اسے تابع کر لو!”
Addressing the flesh-eating, blood-drinking, loathsome and fearful demonesses Ravana said, Humble her pride at once.
FAQs
Dharma is presented negatively: humiliation and coercion are condemned by their portrayal as rākṣasa conduct—power used to crush integrity rather than protect it.
Rāvaṇa orders his demoness attendants to intimidate Sītā and force her into submission.
Sītā’s dignity is the target; the implied virtue is her inner honor that oppressors attempt to break but cannot truly stain.