Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 93, Shloka 64
Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint
वेदविद्याव्रतस्नातःस्वकर्मनिरतस्तथा ।।।।स्त्रियःकस्माद्वधंवीरमन्यसेराक्षसेश्वर ।
vedavidyāvratasnātaḥ svakarmaniratas tathā |
striyaḥ kasmād vadhaṃ vīra manyase rākṣaseśvara || 6.93.64 ||
வேதவித்யை வ்ரதங்களில் நன்கு பயின்று, தன் கடமையில் நிலைத்திருந்தும், வீரனே இராட்சசேசுவரனே! பெண்ணைக் கொல்வதைக் குறித்து நீ ஏன் எண்ணுகிறாய்?
"O Hero! Lord of Rakshasas! You made a vow of celibacy essential for Vedic study, so also engaged in your obligatory duties. Do you think of killing a woman?"
FAQs
Learning and ritual discipline are hollow without ethical conduct; dharma forbids violence against the vulnerable, including women.
Suparśva appeals to Rāvaṇa’s claimed learning and duty to dissuade him from murdering Sītā.
Consistency between knowledge (vidyā) and conduct (ācāra): true nobility shows as protection, not cruelty.