Shloka 5

सीताया यशोधर्मविचारः

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

Devanagari script

गते हि त्वयि विक्रान्ते पुनरागमनाय वै।प्राणानामपि सन्देहो मम स्यान्नात्र संशयः।।।।

Transliteration

gate hi tvayi vikrānte punarāgamanāya vai |

prāṇānām api sandeho mama syān nātra saṁśayaḥ ||

Translation

Denn wenn du, o Tapferer, fortgehst, wird bis zu deiner Wiederkehr selbst um mein Leben bange Ungewissheit sein; daran besteht kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

गतेwhen (you are) gone

हिindeed, for

त्वयिwhen you, in you

विक्रान्तेO valiant one / being valiant

पुनरागमनायfor returning again

वैindeed

प्राणानाम्of (my) life-breaths, of life

अपिeven

सन्देहःdoubt, uncertainty

ममof me, my

स्यात्would be

नnot

अत्रhere, in this matter

संशयःdoubt

Context

'You will soon see Rama, the slayer of enemies crowned as king of Ayodhya with you, having duly completed the term of exile in the forest'.

Characters & Entities

Sītā

Hanumān

FAQs

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

Dharma includes steadfastness under trial: Sītā speaks truthfully about her fragility yet continues to endure, showing the moral weight of perseverance.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā fears that if Hanumān leaves immediately, the interval before his return may become unbearable, threatening her very survival.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s endurance (kṣamā/śama) combined with truthful speech (satya) about her condition.