Shloka 3.37.18
मारीचोपदेशः — Maricha’s Counsel to Ravana (On Rama’s Dharma and the Peril of Abduction)
अप्रमेयं हि तत्तेजो यस्य सा जनकात्मजा।न त्वं समर्थस्तां हर्तुं रामचापाश्रयं वने।।।।
dhanur-vyādita-dīptāsyaṃ śarārciṣam amarṣaṇam | cāpa-bāṇa-dharaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ śatru-sainya-prahāriṇam || rājyaṃ sukhaṃ ca santyajya jīvitaṃ ceṣṭam ātmanaḥ | nātyāsādayituṃ tāta rāmāntakam ihārhasi ||
Dear one, do not forsake your kingdom and happiness—nor even your cherished life—to draw near here to Rāma, like Death itself: his bow is as a blazing open mouth, his arrows are flames; fierce in wrath, keen in prowess, he is the destroyer of enemy armies.
Immeasurable indeed is the power of Rama to whom Sita, daughter of Janaka belongs. You are not competent to kidnap her, for she is under the refuge of Rama's bow in the forest.
The same dharmic warning is reiterated: do not pursue adharma that costs life and legitimate power.
This record reflects a repeated/overlapping pāṭha in the Southern Recension presentation, echoing the preceding warning.
Persistence in giving corrective counsel, even when the recipient is resistant.