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 ||
ഹേ അനാര്യ പാപിയേ! ഭർത്താവ് സമീപമില്ലാത്തപ്പോൾ എന്നെ അപഹരിച്ചു നീ വന്നത്—അതിൽ നിനക്കൊരുവീര്യവും ഇല്ല; മഹാത്മാവായ രാമന്റെ ദൃഷ്ടിയിൽപോലും നീ പെടാതെ പോയി.
'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.