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 ||
اے راکشسوں کے ایشور، اے ویر! تو وید کی ودیا اور ورت کے سنان سے آراستہ، اور اپنے مقررہ کرم میں رَت ہے؛ پھر تو عورت کے وध کا خیال کیوں کرتا ہے؟
"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.