Shloka 2.60.8
षष्टितमः सर्गः — Kausalyā’s Lament and Sumantra’s Consolation (Sītā’s Fearless Forest-Life)
नास्या दैन्यं कृतं किञ्चित्सुसूक्ष्ममपि लक्ष्यते।उचितेव प्रवासानां वैदेही प्रतिभाति मा।।।।
nāsyā dainyaṃ kṛtaṃ kiñcit susūkṣmam api lakṣyate |
ucitā iva pravāsānāṃ vaidehī pratibhāti mā ||
In her I perceive not even the subtlest trace of dejection; Vaidehī appears to me as though she were already accustomed to life away from home.
I could not see even the slightest depression in Sita as if she was accustomed to staying away from home.
Dharma is resilience in righteous duty: a person aligned with truth and commitment does not collapse inwardly when circumstances change.
The speaker reports Sītā’s emotional state in the forest and notes her absence of despair.
Sītā’s steadiness (dhairya) and adaptability—she bears exile without visible self-pity.