सीतारावणसंवादः
Ravana Reveals Himself; Sita Affirms Rama’s Dharma
तव पित्रा समाज्ञप्तं ममेदं शृणु राघव।।3.47.14।।भरताय प्रदातव्यमिदं राज्यमकण्टकम्।
tava pitrā samājñaptaṃ mamedam śṛṇu rāghava ||3.47.14|| bharatāya pradātavyam idaṃ rājyam akaṇṭakam |
«Ó Rāghava, ouve isto de mim: teu pai ordenou que este reino, sem impedimentos, seja entregue a Bharata.»
'O Rama of the Kakutstha dynasty, you should live in the forest for fourteen years and save your father from falsehood'.
Royal command and succession are framed as binding obligations; dharma is presented through the language of ‘order’ and ‘bestowal’ of kingship.
Kaikeyī announces to Rāma that Daśaratha’s command is to grant the kingdom to Bharata without opposition.
Rāma’s respect for paternal authority is the implied virtue that will govern his response.