Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 21, Shloka 32
सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः
Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana
तस्य ते विग्रहे ताभ्यां युगग्रहणमस्थिरम्।।।।वृत्रस्येवेन्द्रबाहुभ्यां बाहोरेकस्य विग्रहे।
tasya te vigrahe tābhyāṃ yugagrahaṇam asthiram |
vṛtrasya evendra-bāhubhyāṃ bāhor ekasya vigrahe ||
Dalam pertempuran dengan dua insan itu, engkau tidak akan mampu berdiri teguh. Engkau akan menanggung nasib seperti Vṛtra yang tinggal sebelah lengan ketika berhadapan dengan dua lengan perkasa Indra.
"O night-ranger! Enjoy your wives. Take care of them. Taking your example, others' wives also deserve to be protected.
FAQs
Adharma invites inevitable retribution; power used unrighteously collapses before dharmic force.
Sītā warns Rāvaṇa that he cannot withstand Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa together, using a Vedic-Itihāsa analogy (Indra–Vṛtra).
Fearless truth-speaking—Sītā confronts Rāvaṇa with consequences without intimidation.