Shloka 7
रावणस्य तर्जनं सीताया धर्मोक्तिः
Ravana’s Threats and Sita’s Dharma-Centered Reply
एवमुक्त्वा तु वैदेहीं रावणो राक्षसाधिपः।क्रोधसंरम्भसंयुक्तः सीतामुत्तरमब्रवीत्।।।।
evam uktvā tu vaidehīṃ rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ | krodhasaṃrambhasaṃyuktaḥ sītām uttaram abravīt ||
Tendo assim falado a Vaidehī, Rāvaṇa, senhor dos rākṣasas, tomado de ira e ímpeto, voltou a falar a Sītā em resposta.
Ravana, the lord of demons, said these words in reply to Vaidehi who was overcome with anger and exitement.
FAQs
The verse signals how krodha (anger) clouds discernment, a classic dharmic warning: agitation leads rulers to abandon righteousness and speak or act unjustly.
The narrator frames Rāvaṇa’s emotional state as he continues his coercive dialogue with Sītā.
Implicitly, the virtue of self-control (dama/kṣamā) is highlighted by its absence in Rāvaṇa; the epic treats loss of restraint as a cause of downfall.