Shloka 3
सीताप्रत्याख्यानम् / Rama’s Post-Victory Address to Sītā
Public Opinion and Royal Duty
गतोऽस्म्यन्तममर्षस्यधर्षणासम्प्रमार्जिता ।अवमानश्चशत्रुश्चयुगपन्निहतौमया ।।6.118.3।।
gato ’smy antam amarṣasya dharṣaṇā sampramārjitā |
avamānaś ca śatruś ca yugapan nihatāu mayā ||6.118.3||
我已使积蓄的愤怒归于终止，所受的凌辱也已洗雪；在同一击之中，我同时毁灭了侮辱与造成侮辱的仇敌。
"Sita! You are endowed with beauty and having you in his own house for so long and seeing you, how Ravana could have resisted or detained you."
FAQs
The verse frames dharma as restoring moral order: an affront (avamāna/dharṣaṇā) must be answered by rightful action that removes injustice and neutralizes the source of harm.
After defeating Rāvaṇa and concluding the war, Rāma speaks to Sītā, interpreting the victory as the removal of disgrace and the end of hostility.
Kṣātra-vīrya guided by duty: resolute courage used to end wrongdoing and re-establish honor and order.