Shloka 5.21.22
सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः (Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana)
एवं हि ते भवेत्स्वस्ति सम्प्रदाय रघूत्तमे।।।।अन्यथा त्वं हि कुर्वाणो वधं प्राप्स्यसि रावण।
evaṃ hi te bhavet svasti sampradāya raghūttame | anyathā tvaṃ hi kurvāṇo vadhaṃ prāpsyasi rāvaṇa ||
Only thus will there be welfare for you—by handing me back to Raghūttama (Rāma). Otherwise, if you persist, you will surely meet your death, O Rāvaṇa.
"It is good for you to give me back to Rama, the foremost in the Raghu dynasty. Otherwise you will face death.
Choosing dharma leads to welfare (svasti); persisting in adharma leads to destruction—moral choice has real consequences.
Sītā delivers a final, direct admonition: return her to Rāma to avert catastrophe, or face inevitable punishment.
Truthful admonition (satya-vākya) and righteous resolve—Sītā speaks plainly to prevent further adharma.