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Sundara Kanda (kaanda) of Valmiki (vaalmiiki) Ramayana has beautiful quotes. When Sita was threatened by the demon women she did not give up. Hanuman was watching all these things from the top of a tree. Sita says she would not yield to their threats. She quotes the eleven great heroines of Hindu scriptures
She says she would follow Suvarchala, Sachi, Arundhati Rohini, Lopamudra ,Sukanya ,Srimati, Kesini, Madayanti, Savitri and Damayanti.
Here is the detail:
[The ogresses chide Sita who resolutely condemned Ravana.]
ततः सीतामुपागम्य राक्षस्यो विकृताननाः।
परुषं परुषा नार्य ऊचुस्तां वाक्यमप्रियम्।।5.24.1।।
ततः then, परुषाः harsh, विकृताननाः hideous, राक्षस्यः नार्यः ogresses, तां सीताम् that Sita, उपागम्य having approached, अप्रियम् unbecoming, वाक्यम् words, परुषम् harshly, ऊचुः uttered.
Then the hideous ogresses approached Sita and spoke these harsh words in an unbecoming manner:
किं त्वमन्तःपुरे सीते सर्वभूतमनोहरे।
महार्हशयनोपेते न वासमनुमन्यसे।।5.24.2।।
सीते O Sita, त्वम् yourself, सर्वभूतमनोहरे delightful for all, महार्हशयनोपेते furnished with fine bedsteads, अन्तःपुरे in the women’s chambers, वासम् residence, किम् why, नानुमन्यसे not willing?
‘O Sita why don’t you agree to dwell in Ravana’s inner apartment furnished with fine bedsteads, and which is delightful?
मानुषी मानुषस्यैव भार्यात्वं बहुमन्यसे।
प्रत्याहर मनो रामान्न त्वं जातु भविष्यसि।।5.24.3।।
मानुषी being a woman, मानुषस्यैव of a man only, भार्यात्वम् being wife, बहुमन्यसे you are holding this in high esteem, रामात् from Rama, मनः mind, प्रत्यहर you may turn, त्वम् you, जातु indeed, न भविष्यसि will not live.
‘You are a woman, wife of Rama, an ordinary mortal you are holding in high esteem. Withdraw your mind from Rama or else you will not survive.
त्रैलोक्यवसुभोक्तारं रावणं राक्षसेश्वरम्।
भर्तारमुपसङ्गम्य विहरस्व यथासुखम्।।5.24.4।।
त्रैलोक्यवसुभोक्तारम् enjoy the wealth of the three worlds, राक्षसेश्वरम् demon king, रावणम् Ravana, भर्तारम् as husband, उपसङ्गम्य after uniting yourself, यथासुखम् pleasure, विहरस्व sport with him.
“Accept Ravana as your husband and after uniting with him enjoy all the pleasures of the three worlds.
मानुषी मानुषं तं तु राममिच्छसि शोभने।
राज्याद्भ्र्रष्टमसिद्धार्थं विक्लबं त्वमनिन्दिते।।5.24.5।।
शोभने O charming lady, अनिन्दिते blameless one, मानुषी a woman, त्वं तु you too, राज्यात् from the kingdom, भ्रष्टम् dethroned, असिद्धार्थम् one who is not successful, विक्लबम् distressed, मानुषम् human, तं him, रामम् Rama only, इच्छसि wanting.
‘O charming lady you have an irreproachable beauty and grace. Why do you think of human Rama only who has been dethroned from the kingdom. He is only a human being who is unsuccessful and distressful.’
राक्षसीनां वचः श्रुत्वा सीता पद्मनिभेक्षणा।
नेत्राभ्यामश्रुपूर्णाभ्यामिदं वचनमब्रवीत्।।5.24.6।।
पद्मनिभेक्षणा a lady with eyes like lotus petals, सीता Sita, राक्षसीनाम् of the ogresses, वचः words, श्रुत्वा on hearing, अश्रुपूर्णाभ्याम् those filled with tears, नेत्राभ्याम् with both eyes, इदम् this way, वचनम् words, अब्रवीत् spoke.
Hearing the words of the ogresses, Sita with eyes like lotus petals full of tears replied this way:
यदिदं लोकविद्विष्टमुदाहरथ सङ्गताः।
नैतन्मनसि वाक्यं मे किल्बिषं प्रतिभाति वः।।5.24.7।।
सङ्गताः joined together, लोकविद्विष्टम् not acceptable to the world, यत् such, इदम् this, मे my, वाक्यम् words, उदाहरथ you spoke, एतत् this way, वः addressed by you, मनसि in mind, किल्बिषम् sinful, न प्रतिभाति not thought.
“All of you joined together and spoke such words that are not acceptable to the world. Your sinful words of advice do not appeal to me.
न मानुषी राक्षसस्य भार्या भवितुमर्हति।
कामं खादत मां सर्वा न करिष्यामि वो वचः।।5.24.8।।
मानुषी a human being, राक्षसस्य ogre’s, भार्या wife, भवितुम् to become, न अर्हति ought not to be, सर्वाः all of you, कामम् freely, माम् me, खादत eat, वः addressed by you, वचः words, न करिष्यामि I will not do.
‘ A human being ought not to become wife of a demon. Devour me if you want. I refuse to accept your advice.’
दीनो वा राज्यहीनो वा यो मे भर्ता स मे गुरुः।
तं नित्यमनुरक्तास्मि यथा सूर्यं सुवर्चला।।5.24.9।।
दीनो वा Poor, राज्यहीनो वा or a king , यः he who, मे my, भर्ता husband is, सः he is, मे my, गुरुः lord, सुवर्चला Suvarchala, सूर्यं यथा just as to Sun god, नित्यम् ever, तम् him, अनुरक्ता devoted, अस्मि I am.
‘Poor man or a king of a country, Rama is my Guru. I will ever remain devoted to Rama as Suvarchala, wife of the Sungod is to him.
यथा शची महाभागा शक्रं समुपतिष्ठति।
अरुन्धती वसिष्ठं च रोहिणी शशिनं यथा।।5.24.10।।
लोपामुद्रा यथागस्त्यं सुकन्या च्यवनं यथा।
सावित्री सत्यवन्तं च कपिलं श्रीमती यथा।।5.24.11।।
सौदासं मदयन्तीव केशिनी सगरं यथा।
नैषधं दमयन्तीव भैमी पतिमनुव्रता।।5.24.12।।
तथाऽहमिक्ष्वाकुवरं रामं पतिमनुव्रता।
महाभागा noble, शची Sachi, यथा like, शक्रम् Indra, समुपतिष्ठति is steadfadt, अरुन्धती Arundhati, वसिष्ठं च with Vasistha, रोहिणी Rohini, शशिनम् the moon, यथा likewise, लोपामुद्रा Lopamudra, अगस्त्यम् with Agastya, यथा similarly, सुकन्या Sukanya, च्यवनम् Chayavanam, यथा so also, सावित्री Savitri, सत्यवन्तम् with Satyavan, श्रीमती Srimati, कपिलम् with Kapilamuni, यथा so also, सौदासम् Soudasa, मदयन्तीव Madayanti, केशिनी Kesini, सगरं यथा with Sagara likewise, पतिम् as husband, नैषधम् Nala, king of Naishada, अनुव्रता devoted, भैमी Bhima’s daughter, दमयन्तीव like Damayanti, तथा in the same way, अहम् I, इक्ष्वाकुवरम् foremost of Ikshvaku family, पतिम् a husband, रामम् Rama, अनुव्रता I am devoted.
‘I am steadfast (in love) to my husband Rama, the foremost of the Ikshvaku family in the same manner as noble Sachi to Indra, Arundhati to Vasistha, Rohini to the Moon, Lopamudra to Agastya, Sukanya to sage Chyavana, Savitri to Satyavan, Srimati to Kapilamuni Madayanti to Soudasu, Kesini to king Sagara and Bhima’s daughter Damayanti to her lord Nala, (the king of Nishadas)’.
सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा राक्षस्यः क्रोधमूर्छिताः।।5.24.13।।
भर्त्सयन्ति स्म परुषैर्वाक्यै रावणचोदिताः।
रावणचोदिताः ordered by Ravana, राक्षस्यः by the ogresses, सीतायाः Sita’s, वचनम् words, श्रुत्वा after hearing, क्रोधमूर्छिताः overtaken by anger, परुषैः with harsh, वाक्यैः with statements, भर्त्सयन्ति स्म threatened.
Hearing the reply of Sita, the ogresses ordered by Ravana and overtaken by anger again began to threaten Sita using harsh words.
अवलीनः स निर्वाक्यो हनूमान् शिंशुपाद्रुमे।।5.24.14।।
यसीतां सन्तर्जयन्तीस्ता राक्षसीरशृणोत् कपिः।
कपिः monkey, स: he, हनुमान् Hanuman, निर्वाक्यः speechless, शिंशुपाद्रुमे Simsupa tree, अवलीनः kept concealed, सीताम् Sita, सन्तर्जयन्तीः listened threatening, ताः those, राक्षसीः ogresses, अशृणोत् listened.
Hanuman who kept himself concealed on the simsupa tree speechlessly listened to the ogresses threatening Sita.
—-subham—-
Tags- Sita, follows, 11 women, Suvarchala, Sachi, Arundhati, Savitri, Sukanya, Kesini, Madayanti, Damayanti, Rohini, Lopamudra
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