Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 21, Shloka 31
सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः
Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana
न हि गन्धमुपाघ्राय रामलक्ष्मणयोस्त्वया।।।।शक्यं संदर्शने स्थातुं शुना शार्दूलयोरिव।
na hi gandham upāghrāya rāma-lakṣmaṇayos tvayā | śakyaṃ saṃdarśane sthātuṃ śunā śārdūlayor iva ||
你若哪怕嗅到罗摩与罗什曼那的一丝气息，也绝不可能站在他们面前——如同一条狗面对两只猛虎。
"Had you smelt the presence of Rama and Lakshmna, it would not have been possible for you to stand there, like a dog under the gaze of a pair of tigers.
FAQs
True strength aligns with honor; cowardly wrongdoing avoids rightful confrontation and therefore stands condemned by dharma.
Sītā mocks Rāvaṇa’s inability to face Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa directly, highlighting that the abduction relied on evasion.
Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s heroic intimidation of adharma—righteous valor that wrongdoers cannot endure.