Shloka 3.63.15
सीतावियोगे रामविलापः — Rama’s Lament in Separation from Sita
कामं त्विदं पुष्पितवृक्षषण्डं नानाविधैः पक्षिगणैरुपेतम्।वनं प्रयाता नु तदप्ययुक्त मेकाकिनी सातिबिभेति भीरुः।।।।
kāmaṁ tv idaṁ puṣpitavṛkṣaṣaṇḍaṁ nānāvidhaiḥ pakṣigaṇair upetam |
vanaṁ prayātā nu tad apy ayuktam ekākinī sā ’tibibhēti bhīruḥ ||
Could she have gone into this forest-thicket of flowering trees, alive with flocks of many kinds of birds? Even that is unlikely—she is timid and greatly fears being alone.
Could she have gone to the forest where there are many kinds of trees in full bloom inhabited by a variety of birds? That is also not possible as she is timid and too scared to go there alone.
Dharma includes realistic care for another’s safety: Rama’s search is guided by truthful assessment of Sita’s temperament and the risks of solitude.
Rama considers whether Sita wandered into a beautiful, bird-filled grove, then reasons that her fear of being alone makes it improbable.
Rama’s protective concern and careful inference; Sita’s modest, cautious disposition.