Shloka 3.54.5
सीताहरणोत्तरं लङ्काप्रवेशः — Sita’s Abduction and Ravana’s Entry into Lanka
स च पम्पामतिक्रम्य लङ्कामभिमुखः पुरीम्।।।।जगाम रुदतीं गृह्य वैदेहीं राक्षसेश्वरः।
vanāni saritaś śailān sarāṃsi ca vihāyasā |
sa kṣipraṃ samatīyāya śaraś cāpād iva cyutaḥ ||
Like an arrow released from a bow, he swiftly sped through the sky, passing over forests, rivers, mountains, and lakes.
Ravana crossed the lake Pampa and flew towards the city of Lanka carrying with him lamenting daughter of Videha.
Speed and power are ethically neutral; dharma judges the purpose—here, extraordinary force serves wrongdoing.
Rāvaṇa rapidly traverses the landscape through the air while carrying Sītā away.
By contrast, restraint (maryādā) is implied as the virtue absent in Rāvaṇa—capability without self-control becomes destructive.