Shloka 5.22.7
रावणस्य तर्जनं सीताया धर्मोक्तिः (Ravana’s Threats and Sita’s Dharma-Centered Reply)
एवमुक्त्वा तु वैदेहीं रावणो राक्षसाधिपः।क्रोधसंरम्भसंयुक्तः सीतामुत्तरमब्रवीत्।।।।
evam uktvā tu vaidehīṃ rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ | krodhasaṃrambhasaṃyuktaḥ sītām uttaram abravīt ||
Having spoken thus to Vaidehī, Rāvaṇa, lord of the rākṣasas, inflamed with wrath and agitation, addressed Sītā again in reply.
Ravana, the lord of demons, said these words in reply to Vaidehi who was overcome with anger and exitement.
The verse signals how krodha (anger) clouds discernment, a classic dharmic warning: agitation leads rulers to abandon righteousness and speak or act unjustly.
The narrator frames Rāvaṇa’s emotional state as he continues his coercive dialogue with Sītā.
Implicitly, the virtue of self-control (dama/kṣamā) is highlighted by its absence in Rāvaṇa; the epic treats loss of restraint as a cause of downfall.