Shloka 6.119.5
सीताया अग्निप्रवेशः (Sita’s Ordeal by Fire / Agni-Pariksha)
किंमामसदृशंवाक्यमीदृशंश्रोत्रदारुणम् ।रूक्षंश्रावयसेवीर प्राकृतःप्राकृतमिव ।।।।
kiṃ mām asadṛśaṃ vākyam īdṛśaṃ śrotra-dāruṇam | rūkṣaṃ śrāvayase vīra prākṛtaḥ prākṛtam iva ||
Hero, why do you address me with words so unlike you—so harsh to the ear and so rough—as though an ordinary man were speaking to an ordinary woman?
"Hero! Why are you addressing me in such harsh unkind words in a rude manner, in a harsh tone like a common man?"
Dharma includes restraint and fairness in speech: even in doubt or pain, one should not speak in a degrading, harsh manner that violates maryādā (dignified conduct).
After Rāvaṇa’s defeat, Sītā responds to Rāma’s severe words by questioning why he addresses her so harshly and uncharacteristically.
Sītā’s self-respect and moral clarity—she challenges unjust speech while maintaining a reasoned defence of her integrity.