Shloka 3.34.19
आरण्यकाण्डे चतुस्त्रिंशः सर्गः — Śūrpaṇakhā Reports to Rāvaṇa; Rāma’s Might and Sītā’s Description
सा सुशीला वपुश्श्लाघ्या रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि।तवानुरूपा भार्या स्यात्त्वं च तस्यास्तथा पतिः।।।।
sā suśīlā vapuśślāghyā rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi |
tavānurūpā bhāryā syāt tvaṁ ca tasyās tathā patiḥ ||
She is well-mannered, her form is worthy of praise, and in beauty she is unmatched on earth. She would be a fitting wife for you—and you, in turn, a fitting husband for her.
She is a woman of good conduct, of praiseworthy beauty. She is matchless in her beauty on earth. She will be a suitable wife for you and you, a suitable husband for her.
The verse shows how ‘fitness’ can be misused rhetorically to justify adharma; in Ramayana ethics, suitability is governed by lawful relationship and consent—not by power or desire.
Śūrpaṇakhā continues persuading Rāvaṇa by praising Sītā’s character and beauty and presenting the match as appropriate.
Sītā’s suśīlatā (good conduct) is explicitly praised, underscoring her dharmic character even though the speaker’s intent is manipulative.