Shloka 5
सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः
Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana
एवमुक्त्वा तु वैदेही रावणं तं यशस्विनी।।।।राक्षसं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा भूयो वचनमब्रवीत्।
evam uktvā tu vaidehī rāvaṇaṃ taṃ yaśasvinī |
rākṣasaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā bhūyo vacanam abravīt ||
Ayant ainsi parlé, l’illustre Vaidehī mit derrière elle ce rākṣasa, Rāvaṇa, et reprit la parole.
"My lord Rama accompanied by Saumitri will draw out your life by his arrows swiftly as Aditya sucks up shallow water at once by his radiance.
FAQs
Moral refusal includes social and symbolic acts: turning one’s back signifies non-consent and rejection of adharma.
After condemning Rāvaṇa’s proposal, Sītā physically distances herself and continues her admonition.
Dignity and moral clarity—Sītā refuses to even face wrongdoing.