Shloka 5.58.69
सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः — हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य रावणस्य दुरात्मनः।उवाच परमक्रुद्धा सीता वचनमुत्तमम्।।।।
etac chrutvā vacas tasya rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ |
uvāca paramakruddhā sītā vacanam uttamam ||
Hearing those words of the evil-minded Rāvaṇa, Sītā—burning with anger—replied with a noble and fitting response.
"Hearing the words of evil-minded Ravana, Sita became very angry and spoke these approprate words:
Dharma includes righteous speech at the right time: Sītā prepares to answer wrongdoing with truth and moral clarity, not with fear-driven compromise.
After Rāvaṇa’s threat, the narration pivots to Sītā’s formal rebuttal.
Moral courage—Sītā’s readiness to speak satya (truth) to power despite danger.