एकोनचत्वारिंशः सर्गः (Aranyakanda 39): राक्षसस्य रामत्रासवर्णनम् / The Demon’s Account of Rama
Fear
रणे रामेण युद्ध्यस्व क्षमां वा कुरु राक्षस ।न ते रामकथा कार्या यदि मां द्रष्टुमिच्छसि ।। ।।
raṇe rāmeṇa yuddhyasva kṣamāṃ vā kuru rākṣasa |
na te rāmakathā kāryā yadi māṃ draṣṭum icchasi ||
Hãy giao chiến với Rāma nơi trận địa, hoặc lập hòa ước, hỡi loài rākṣasa. Nhưng nếu ngươi còn muốn thấy ta bình an, chớ bàn mưu hay nói chuyện gì liên quan đến Rāma.
Missing
Dharma favors de-escalation and accountability: either meet consequences openly (battle) or choose reconciliation (peace), but avoid deceitful obsession that leads to wider harm.
Marīca sets boundaries with Rāvaṇa: he implies that any scheme centered on Rāma will be fatal, and he will not be part of it.
Moral courage: Marīca speaks plainly to power and signals refusal to enable an unrighteous course.