Shloka 10

सीताया यशोधर्मविचारः

Sita’s Counsel on Honor, Rescue-Strategy, and Hanuman’s Reassurance

Devanagari script

तदस्मिन् कार्यनिर्योगे वीरैवं दुरतिक्रमे।किं पश्यसि समाधानं ब्रूहि कार्यविदां वरः।।।।

Transliteration

tad asmin kāryaniryoge vīra evaṃ duratikrame | kiṃ paśyasi samādhānaṃ brūhi kāryavidāṃ varaḥ ||

Translation

So denn, o Held—da dieses Vorhaben so schwer zu überwinden ist—welche praktische Lösung siehst du? Sprich, denn du bist der Vortrefflichste unter den Kundigen im Vollbringen von Taten.

Word by Word

तत्then, that

अस्मिन्in this

कार्यनिर्योगेin this difficult undertaking/task-situation

वीरO hero

एवम्thus

दुरतिक्रमेhard to overcome

किम्what

पश्यसिdo you see/consider

समाधानम्solution, expedient

ब्रूहिtell (me)

कार्यविदाम्of the knowers of action/task

वरःthe best

Context

'O heroic Hanuman! you know how to succeed. But I wish to know what expedient you have to accomplish which is difficult by all means. O foremost vanara, please tell me .

Characters & Entities

Sītā

Hanumān

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes wise deliberation (nīti): even in distress, one should seek a righteous, workable means rather than act rashly.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā questions Hanumān about the best expedient to accomplish the difficult mission of rescue and restoration.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s discernment and strategic prudence—she values competent, dharmic means to achieve a just end.