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THE RAMAYANA
Being told these harsh words that made
his hair stand on end, Lakshmana with
folded hands and fully controlling his
feelings, spoke to Sita:
उत्तरं नोत्सहे वक्तुं दैवतं भवती मम ॥
"I am unable to utter a reply. You are
indeed a goddess to me.
वाक्यमप्रतिरूपं तु न चित्रं स्त्रीषु मैथिलि ।
स्वभावस्त्वेष नारीणामेवं लोकेषु दृश्यते ॥
Indeed, improper speech is not surprising
in women, O Maithili. This is the nature
women. It is thus observed in
the world.
of
विमुक्तधर्माश्चपलास्तीक्ष्णा भेदकराः स्त्रियः ।
न सहे हीदृशं वाक्यं वैदेहि जनकात्मजे ।
श्रोत्रयोरुभयोऽद्य तप्तनाराचसंनिभम् ॥
Women are unrighteous, unstable and
cruel and fomenters of dissensions. O Sita,
daughter of Janaka, I cannot indeed
bear such words which
are like molten
lead in my ears."
THE RAMAYANA
Being told these harsh words that made
his hair stand on end, Lakshmana with
folded hands and fully controlling his
feelings, spoke to Sita:
उत्तरं नोत्सहे वक्तुं दैवतं भवती मम ॥
"I am unable to utter a reply. You are
indeed a goddess to me.
वाक्यमप्रतिरूपं तु न चित्रं स्त्रीषु मैथिलि ।
स्वभावस्त्वेष नारीणामेवं लोकेषु दृश्यते ॥
Indeed, improper speech is not surprising
in women, O Maithili. This is the nature
women. It is thus observed in
the world.
of
विमुक्तधर्माश्चपलास्तीक्ष्णा भेदकराः स्त्रियः ।
न सहे हीदृशं वाक्यं वैदेहि जनकात्मजे ।
श्रोत्रयोरुभयोऽद्य तप्तनाराचसंनिभम् ॥
Women are unrighteous, unstable and
cruel and fomenters of dissensions. O Sita,
daughter of Janaka, I cannot indeed
bear such words which
are like molten
lead in my ears."