सर्गः ५४
In which Sītā behind straw scorns Rāvaṇa, warning Rāma's arrows mean death, and he grants twelve months before cooks kill her
Sītā places straw between herself and Rāvaṇa — Sītā praises Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa as deadly — Sītā says Laṅkā will be widowed through Rāvaṇa — Sītā offers body to bonds or death unyielding — Rāvaṇa grants twelve months then threatens cooking — Rāvaṇa orders Rākṣasīs to break her pride — Rāvaṇa orders Sītā guarded in Aśōkavana — Rākṣasīs take Sītā to Aśōkavana — Sītā recalling Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa faints with grief