Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 21, Shloka 18
सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः
Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana
साधु रावण रामेण मां समानय दुःखिताम्।।।।वने वाशितया सार्धं करेण्वेव गजाधिपम्।
sādhu rāvaṇa rāmeṇa māṃ samānaya duḥkhitām | vane vāśitayā sārdhaṃ kareṇv eva gajādhipam ||
افعل الصواب يا رافَنا: أعدني، وأنا كئيبةٌ متألّمة، إلى راما؛ كما تُعاد أنثى الفيل التي افترقت في الغابة إلى سيد الفيلة المهيب.
"O Ravana! it is proper for you to unite me in distress with Rama as one would unite a female elephant with the lordly elephant from which it is separated in the wilderness.
FAQs
Restoring what was wrongfully taken is dharma; repentance is shown through restitution—returning Sītā to her rightful husband.
Sītā urges Rāvaṇa to end the adharma of abduction by reuniting her with Rāma.
Compassionate firmness—Sītā demands justice while still offering Rāvaṇa a dharmic path.