Shloka 3.53.14
सीताविलापः रावणनिन्दा च (Sita’s Lament and Condemnation of Ravana)
येन त्वं व्यवसायेन बलान्मां हर्तुमिच्छसि।।3.53.14।।व्यवसायस्स ते नीच भविष्यति निरर्थकः।
yena tvaṃ vyavasāyena balān māṃ hartum icchasi |
vyavasāyas sa te nīca bhaviṣyati nirarthakaḥ || 3.53.14 ||
By whatever scheme you seek to carry me off by force—O base one—that very effort of yours will prove futile.
O vile creature, the effort you are making to abduct me forcibly will be fruitless.
Unrighteous means cannot yield righteous ends; adharma is inherently self-defeating. Sītā asserts that coercion will not ultimately succeed.
Sītā condemns Rāvaṇa’s forced abduction attempt and predicts its failure.
Inner firmness (dhṛti): Sītā refuses to accept the abductor’s power as final and speaks with conviction.