Shloka 5.68.12

सीताया यशोधर्मविचारः — Sita’s Counsel on Honor, Rescue-Strategy, and Hanuman’s Reassurance

Devanagari script

बलै स्समग्रैर्यदि मां हत्वा रावणमाहवे।विजयी स्वां पुरीं रामो नयेत्तत्स्याद्यशस्करम्।।।।

Transliteration

balaiḥ samagrair yadi māṃ hatvā rāvaṇam āhave | vijayī svāṃ purīṃ rāmo nayet tat syād yaśaskaram ||

Translation

If Rāma, after slaying Rāvaṇa in battle together with all his forces, returns victorious and takes me back to his own city, that would be truly glory-giving.

Context

'When Rama slays Ravana and his entire army and takes me to his city after becoming victorious it will add glory to him.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is framed as rightful restoration: the wrong (abduction) should be answered through just victory and public re-establishment of order, not by a private shortcut.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā explains why Rāma’s own conquest—defeating Rāvaṇa and returning her honorably—matters for dharmic resolution.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s commitment to maryādā (propriety) and to Rāma’s rightful fame earned through righteous action.