Shloka 5.15.49
अशोकवनिकायां सीतादर्शनम् (Sita Seen in the Ashoka Grove)
इयं सा यत्कृते रामश्चतुर्भिः परितप्यते।कारुण्येनानृशंस्येन शोकेन मदनेन च।।।।स्त्री प्रणष्टेति कारुण्यादाश्रितेत्यानृशंस्यतः।पत्नी नष्टेति शोकेन प्रियेति मदनेन च।।।।
sarvartukusumai ramyāṁ phalavadbhiś ca pādapaiḥ |
puṣpitānām aśokānāṁ śriyā sūryodayaprabhām ||5.15.5||
It was delightful with blossoms of every season and with fruit-bearing trees; and by the radiance of the flowering aśoka trees it shone like the splendor of sunrise.
"She is that same lady for whom Rama has been passing through compassion, benevolence, grief and passion. He is compassionate considering her a woman, kind and benevolent since she is his dependent, stricken with grief for losing a wife and passionate since she is his beloved.
Dharma here is suggested indirectly: even amid adversity (Sītā’s captivity), the world still contains signs of order and hope—encouraging steadfastness and perseverance in righteous effort.
Hanumān is observing the Aśoka grove in Laṅkā; the poet describes its beauty as part of the setting where Sītā is later seen.
Hanumān’s vigilance and purposeful observation—he carefully surveys the surroundings while remaining focused on his dharmic mission to find Sītā.