Shloka 34
हनूमद्वृत्तान्तः—वानरबलप्रशंसा च
Hanuman’s Report and Praise of the Vanara Host
नियतस्समुदाचारो भक्तिर्भर्तरि चोत्तमा।यन्न हन्ति दशग्रीवं सा महात्मा कृतागसम्।।।।
niyatas samudācāro bhaktir bhartari cottamā | yan na hanti daśagrīvaṃ sā mahātmā kṛtāgasam ||
അവൾ നിയന്ത്രിതമായ സദാചാരവും ഭർത്താവിനോടുള്ള പരമഭക്തിയും ഉള്ളവളാകയാൽ, തനിക്കു അപകാരം ചെയ്ത ദശഗ്രീവനെ ആ മഹാത്മയായ സ്ത്രീ വധിക്കുന്നില്ല.
"I created a little confidence in the fawneyed lady by pacifying her and explaining her with great difficulty the alliance of Rama and Sugriva on hearing which she became happy.
FAQs
Dharma is role-appropriate righteousness (maryādā): Sita does not take vengeance into her own hands, holding to her dharmic commitment and leaving Ravana’s punishment to the rightful agent (Rama).
Hanuman explains to Rama why Ravana, though guilty, was not destroyed by Sita’s spiritual power—her disciplined conduct and devotion restrain her.
Sita’s steadfast fidelity and self-governed conduct (niyama), expressing inner strength through restraint.