Shloka 5.16.3
षोडशः सर्गः (Sarga 16): Hanumān’s Recognition of Sītā and Renewed Lament
मान्या गुरुविनीतस्य लक्ष्मणस्य गुरुप्रिया।यदि सीताऽऽपि दुःखार्ता कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः।।5.16.3।।
duṣkaraṃ kurute rāmo hīno yad anayā prabhuḥ |
dhārayaty ātmano dehaṃ na duḥkhenāvasīdati ||5.16.27||
Rāma, though a lord, accomplishes something very hard: separated from her, he still sustains his own body and does not sink under sorrow.
"If Sita, who is worshipped by righteous Lakshmana and loved by Rama is tortured like this, it shows it is difficult to trangress the force of time.
Dharma as steadfast endurance: one must continue one’s righteous duty even when grief is overwhelming.
Seeing Sītā’s plight, Hanuman reflects on Rāma’s suffering in separation and marvels at his capacity to endure without collapsing.
Rāma’s self-restraint and perseverance—bearing sorrow while remaining committed to dharma.