Shloka 3.31.29
अकम्पनवृत्तान्तः — Akampana Reports Janasthana; Ravana Plans Sita’s Abduction
भार्या तस्योत्तमा लोके सीता नाम सुमध्यमा।श्यामा समविभक्ताङ्गी स्त्रीरत्नं रत्नभूषिता।।3.31.29।।
bhāryā tasyottamā loke sītā nāma sumadhyamā |
śyāmā samavibhaktāṅgī strīratnaṃ ratnabhūṣitā ||3.31.29||
In this world his foremost wife is Sita by name—slender-waisted, darkly radiant, well-proportioned in limb—adorned with jewels, a jewel among women.
Rama has a wife in this world, by name, Sita, who is beautiful, has a slender waistand a well-formed body. Adorned with gems, she is a jewel among women,
Implicitly, dharma requires protecting the sanctity of marriage and honoring a virtuous woman; the verse foreshadows the adharma of violating that boundary.
Akampana identifies Sita as Rama’s wife and describes her beauty, preparing Ravana’s mind for the abduction plot.
Sita’s exemplary stature (uttamā, strīratna) as an idealized figure—making the coming violation morally stark.