Shloka 13
युद्धकाण्डे द्वादशः सर्गः — रावणस्य परिषद्-सम्बोधनं कुम्भकर्णस्य नीत्युपदेशश्च
Ravana’s Council Address and Kumbhakarna’s Counsel
सामेवशय्यामारोढुमिच्छत्यलसगामिनी ।त्रिषुलोकेषुचान्यामेनसीतासदृशीमता ।।6.12.13।।
sā meva śayyām āroḍhum icchaty alasagāminī | triṣu lokeṣu cānyām enāṃ sītā-sadṛśīm atā ||
Wanita yang melangkah perlahan itu tidak mahu naik ke pembaringanku; dan dalam tiga alam, aku tidak menganggap ada wanita lain yang setanding dengan Sītā ini.
"Sita who walks modestly did not like to enter into my bed (love me ) however much I prayed. I do not think there is anyone who looks like her in the three worlds."
FAQs
Dharma requires respecting consent and boundaries; desire that ignores autonomy becomes adharma and leads to ruin, as the epic repeatedly demonstrates.
Rāvaṇa boasts to his council that Sītā refused him despite his attempts, and he praises her unmatched beauty.
Sītā’s steadfast fidelity and refusal to yield (implicit), contrasted with Rāvaṇa’s uncontrolled desire.