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सुन्दरकाण्डम्/सर्गः_२५5.25.p13359–5.25.p13363
सुन्दरकाण्डम्/सर्गः_२५5.25.p13359

Sanskrit · 5.25.p13359

श्रीमद्वाल्मीकियरामायणे सुन्दरकाण्डे पञ्चविंशः सर्गः ॥५-२५॥ अथ तासां वदन्तीनां परुषं दारुणं बहु। राक्षसीनामसौम्यानां रुरोद जनकात्मजा॥ १॥

English · Meaning

In the revered Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Sundarakāṇḍa, this is the twenty-fifth canto. Then Janaka’s daughter wept at the many harsh and terrible words spoken by those ungracious demonesses.

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सुन्दरकाण्डम्/सर्गः_२५5.25.p13360

Sanskrit · 5.25.p13360

एवमुक्ता तु वैदेही राक्षसीभिर्मनस्विनी। उवाच परमत्रस्ता बाष्पगद‍्गदया गिरा॥ २॥

English · Meaning

But Vaidehī, high-minded though addressed thus by the demonesses, spoke, greatly terrified, with a voice broken by tears.

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सुन्दरकाण्डम्/सर्गः_२५5.25.p13361

Sanskrit · 5.25.p13361

न मानुषी राक्षसस्य भार्या भवितुमर्हति। कामं खादत मां सर्वा न करिष्यामि वो वचः॥ ३॥

English · Meaning

A human woman cannot become the wife of a rakshasa. If you wish, all of you may eat me; I will not carry out your command.

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सुन्दरकाण्डम्/सर्गः_२५5.25.p13362

Sanskrit · 5.25.p13362

सा राक्षसीमध्यगता सीता सुरसुतोपमा। न शर्म लेभे शोकार्ता रावणेनेव भर्त्सिता॥ ४॥

English · Meaning

That Sītā, situated in the midst of the demonesses, like a daughter of the gods, found no comfort, afflicted with grief, as though rebuked by Rāvaṇa himself.

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सुन्दरकाण्डम्/सर्गः_२५5.25.p13363

Sanskrit · 5.25.p13363

वेपते स्माधिकं सीता विशन्तीवांगमात्मनः। वने यूथपरिभ्रष्टा मृगी कोकैरिवार्दिता॥ ५॥

English · Meaning

Sītā trembled greatly, as though her very limbs were collapsing within her, like a doe in the forest separated from her herd and distressed by jackals.

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Make yourself comfortable

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