Shloka 71
सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः
हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्
किञ्चिद्वीर्यं तवानार्य यो मां भर्तुरसन्निधौ।।।।अपहृत्याऽऽगतः पाप ते नादृष्टो महात्मना।
kiñcid vīryaṃ tavānārya yo māṃ bhartur asannidhau |
apahṛtyāgataḥ pāpa te nādṛṣṭo mahātmanā ||
Tu n’as pas la moindre vaillance, pécheur sans noblesse : tu m’as enlevée en l’absence de mon époux et tu t’es enfui sans être vu du magnanime Rāma.
'O! ignoble one! when my husband was away, you came and abducted me unseen by the great Rama. You do not have even a little courage (to win me through a straight fight).
FAQs
Dharma includes honorable conduct in conflict: abducting a woman in a man’s absence is cowardice and adharma, not true heroism.
Sītā rebukes Rāvaṇa for kidnapping her deceitfully rather than facing Rāma directly.
Honor (śaurya with maryādā): Sītā upholds the ideal that strength must be joined with fairness and restraint.