Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 22, Shloka 43
रावणस्य तर्जनं सीताया धर्मोक्तिः
Ravana’s Threats and Sita’s Dharma-Centered Reply
एवमुक्तस्तु राक्षस्या समुत्क्षिप्तस्ततो बली।।।।प्रहसन्मेघसङ्काशो राक्षसः स न्यवर्तत।
evam uktas tu rākṣasyā samutkṣiptas tato balī |
prahasan meghasaṅkāśo rākṣasaḥ sa nyavartata ||
ရာක්ෂသမိန်းမက ထိုသို့ဆိုသော် တိမ်မည်းကဲ့သို့ မဲမှောင်သည့် အင်အားကြီးရာක්ෂသသည် ရယ်မောလျက် ပြန်လှည့်သွား၏။
Having heard her words, the demon king who resembled a fierce dark cloud turned away, laughing heartily.
FAQs
Even when checked, an adharma-minded person may not reform inwardly; outward withdrawal without inner restraint is ethically incomplete.
After Dhānyamālinī’s words, Rāvaṇa stops pressing Sītā at that moment and turns away.
Implicitly, the need for self-control (dama): mere laughter and retreat are not the same as repentance.