Shloka 3.49.41
सीताहरणम् — Ravana reveals his true form and abducts Sita
रामाय तु यथातत्त्वं जटायो हरणं मम।।3.49.41।।लक्ष्मणाय च तत्सर्वमाख्यातव्यमशेषतः।
arkaṃ rundhyāṃ śarais tīkṣṇair vibhindyā hi mahītalam |
kāmarūpiṇam unmatte paśya māṃ kāmadaṃ patim || 3.49.4 ||
“With sharp arrows I could even obstruct the sun and shatter the earth. O mad woman—look at me: a husband who grants desires, able to assume forms at will.”
O Jatayu! narrate to Rama and Lakshmana the exact facts of my abduction and all the details without any omission.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē araṇyakāṇḍē ēkōnapañcāśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the fortyninth sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
It illustrates adharma: arrogance and coercive speech used to intimidate and violate another’s autonomy—contrary to dharmic restraint and respect.
Rāvaṇa boasts of his power and attempts to compel Sītā to accept him.
Negatively, Rāvaṇa’s hubris and moral blindness; by contrast, the epic frames dharma as self-control rather than domination.