Shloka 18
शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम्
Autumn’s Onset: Rama’s Lament and Lakshmana Sent to Sugriva
न जानकी मानव वंशनाथत्वया सनाथा सुलभा परेण।न चाग्निचूडां ज्वलितामुपेत्यन दह्यते वीर वरार्ह कच्छित्।।
na jānakī mānava-vaṁśa-nātha tvayā sanāthā sulabhā pareṇa | na cāgnicūḍāṁ jvalitām upetya na dahyate vīra varārha kacchit ||
人族之主啊，既然阇那姬有你为护持，他人便难以轻易据有她。正如无人能靠近那高腾炽燃之火而不被灼伤，同样，当你起身要夺回她时，也无人能安然将她留住。
'O lord of the human race! O worthy hero! when you are the protector, Janaki cannot be retained by any one easily just as burning fire after it reaches its full height cannot be retained by any one.'
FAQs
Dharma as protection and rightful guardianship: the righteous protector does not abandon responsibility, and wrongdoers cannot securely possess what is protected by dharma.
Rama is being reassured amid anxiety about Sita’s captivity; the speaker strengthens Rama’s resolve by asserting Sita’s inviolability under Rama’s righteous protection.
Confidence rooted in dharma—courage and certainty that righteousness ultimately prevails.