Beginner (जिज्ञासु): Direct entry: original verse, clear literal translation, and accessible life takeaway. (मूल श्लोक, सरल शब्दार्थ और जीवनोपयोगी सार।)
न मां दशरथः शक्तः सोढुमन्यः पुमान् इह ।मां सीतां रावणो जेतुं न शक्यः सर्वथा क्वचित्
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
na māṃ daśarathaḥ śaktaḥ soḍhumanyaḥ pumān iha | māṃ sītāṃ rāvaṇo jetuṃ na śakyaḥ sarvathā kvacit
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
Sita's words in the Ashoka grove — spoken not to Hanuman but to herself and her tormentors. This is the Sundara Kanda's most powerful statement of female sovereignty: Sita is not merely a victim waiting for rescue. She is a person of complete inner independence whose body is captive but whose soul has not been touched. "Rāvaṇo jetuṃ na śakyaḥ" — Ravana can never conquer me. The Sundara Kanda makes clear: the real conquest Ravana sought was not physical possession but inner submission. He never achieved it. Sita's "beautiful chapter" is the story of her own victory, independent of Rama's rescue.
न दशरथ, न कोई अन्य पुरुष — वह सह सकता जो मैंने सहा है। रावण मुझे — सीता को — किसी भी रूप में, कभी नहीं जीत सकता।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
Not Dasharatha, not any other man could endure what I have endured. Ravana can never, in any way, conquer me — Sita.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
Pluralistic Tradition Neutrality (सम्प्रदाय-तटस्थता):
Classical commentaries represent distinct philosophical darshanas (Advaita, Vishishtadvaita, Dvaita). Dharma Granth presents multiple traditional viewpoints without declaring any single tradition as universal or exclusive.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
न मां दशरथः शक्तः सोढुमन्यः पुमान् इह । मां सीतां रावणो जेतुं न शक्यः सर्वथा क्वचित् ॥
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Not Dasharatha, not any other man could endure what I have endured. Ravana can never, in any way, conquer me — Sita.
Traditional commentary
No reviewed traditional commentary has been added for this verse yet, so there is nothing to compare. Commentaries will appear here only with their commentator, edition and review status.
Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sita's words in the Ashoka grove — spoken not to Hanuman but to herself and her tormentors. This is the Sundara Kanda's most powerful statement of female sovereignty: Sita is not merely a victim waiting for rescue. She is a person of complete inner independence whose body is captive but whose soul has not been touched. "Rāvaṇo jetuṃ na śakyaḥ" — Ravana can never conquer me. The Sundara Kanda makes clear: the real conquest Ravana sought was not physical possession but inner submission. He never achieved it. Sita's "beautiful chapter" is the story of her own victory, independent of Rama's rescue.
Sita's words in the Ashoka grove — spoken not to Hanuman but to herself and her tormentors. This is the Sundara Kanda's most powerful statement of female sovereignty: Sita is not merely a victim waiting for rescue. She is a person of complete inner independence whose body is captive but whose soul has not been touched. "Rāvaṇo jetuṃ na śakyaḥ" — Ravana can never conquer me. The Sundara Kanda makes clear: the real conquest Ravana sought was not physical possession but inner submission. He never achieved it. Sita's "beautiful chapter" is the story of her own victory, independent of Rama's rescue.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
न दशरथ, न कोई अन्य पुरुष — वह सह सकता जो मैंने सहा है। अनुभव तब स्पष्ट होता है जब उसे किसी एक घटना का आकस्मिक संयोग न मानकर एक नियम की तरह देखा जाए। यह पंक्ति उसी नियम को इस प्रसंग में रखती है।
A modern parallel offered for reflection. It is not part of the scripture, and it has not been checked against the original sources it may allude to.
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- Sanskrit text
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
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