Shloka 7
हनूमदुपदेशः रावणस्य च कोपः
Hanuman’s Counsel to Ravana and Ravana’s Wrath
तस्य भार्या वने नष्टा सीता पतिमनुव्रता।वैदेहस्य सुता राज्ञो जनकस्य महात्मनः।।।।
tasya bhāryā vane naṣṭā sītā patim anuvratā |
vaidehasya sutā rājño janakasya mahātmanaḥ ||
Seine Gemahlin Sītā, ihrem Gatten treu folgend, ging im Wald verloren; sie ist die Tochter des Königs von Videha, des großherzigen Janaka.
"Sita, daughter of king Janaka of Videha kingdom, loyally followed her husband, Rama. She was lost in the forest.
FAQs
The verse foregrounds marital fidelity and righteousness (pativratā-dharma) while also implying the adharma of violating a devoted wife’s safety and dignity.
Hanumān identifies Sītā to Rāvaṇa—her devotion and royal lineage—framing her ‘loss’ in the forest as the central wrong that must be rectified.
Sītā’s steadfast devotion and moral purity; by naming her lineage, the verse also emphasizes her honored status and the gravity of the offence against her.