Shloka 75
सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः
हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्
स्त्रीणां मध्यात्समुत्पत्य तस्य भार्या दुरात्मनः।।।।वरा मन्दोदरी नाम तया स प्रतिषेधितः।
strīṇāṃ madhyāt samutpatya tasya bhāryā durātmanaḥ | varā mandodarī nāma tayā sa pratiṣedhitaḥ ||
Alors, se levantant du milieu des femmes, Mandodarī—épouse de cet être au cœur mauvais, noble dame—s’avança et le retint.
"Evil-minded Ravana's wife Mandodari, a noble one among women came forward from the midst and prevented him.
FAQs
Dharma includes restraining violence and advising against wrongdoing—even within one’s own family and household.
Mandodarī intervenes at the critical moment to stop Rāvaṇa from harming Sītā.
Mandodarī’s courage and moral clarity: she acts to prevent adharma despite Rāvaṇa’s authority.