Shloka 9
हनूमत्सीतासंवादः
Hanuman’s Offer of Rescue and Sita’s Dharmic Refusal
विभीषणेन च भ्रात्रा मम निर्यातनं प्रति।अनुनीतः प्रयत्नेन न च तत्कुरुते मतिम्।।।।
vibhīṣaṇena ca bhrātrā mama niryātanaṁ prati |
anunītaḥ prayatnena na ca tat kurute matim ||
അവന്റെ സഹോദരനായ വിഭീഷണനും എന്റെ മോചനത്തിനായി ഏറെ പരിശ്രമത്തോടെ വിനയപൂർവ്വം അവനെ അപേക്ഷിച്ചു; എങ്കിലും അവൻ അതിലേക്കു മനസ്സു തിരിക്കുന്നില്ല.
"Vibhisana made efforts to advise Ravana for my restoration. But Ravana has not agreed to that.
FAQs
Right counsel is part of dharma, but dharma also recognizes agency: even good advice (Vibhīṣaṇa’s) fails if the wrongdoer refuses to reform.
Sītā reports that Vibhīṣaṇa attempted to persuade Rāvaṇa to release her, but Rāvaṇa remained unmoved.
Vibhīṣaṇa’s righteousness and compassion: he advocates release and restraint even within an adharmic court.