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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.51.8
Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 51: Sītā condemns the deception. She connects the golden deer with her abduction, challenges Rāvaṇa to face the brothers and warns him to release her
In the sequence: she says his boasts are worthless because he has not won her in an open contest, and challenges him to stop and face the brothers
3.51.8
dhik te śauryaṃ ca sattvaṃ ca yat tvayā kathitaṃ tadā
kulākrośakaraṃ loke dhik te cāritram īdṛśam
Shame on your heroism and courage of which you boasted then! Shame on such conduct of yours, that brings reproach upon your line in the world.
Words: dhik — shame on; te — your; śauryaṃ — heroism; ca — and; sattvaṃ — courage, spirit; ca — and; yat — which; tvayā — by you; kathitaṃ — was boasted, told; tadā — then; kulākrośakaraṃ — bringing reproach on the family; loke — in the world; dhik — shame on; te — your; cāritram — conduct; īdṛśam — such
Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.