Shloka 5.16.4
षोडशः सर्गः (Sarga 16): Hanumān’s Recognition of Sītā and Renewed Lament
रामस्य व्यवसायज्ञा लक्ष्मणस्य च धीमतः।नात्यर्थं क्षुभ्यते देवी गङ्गेव जलदागमे।।5.16.4।।
asyā hi puṣpāvanatāgraśākhāḥ śokaṃ dṛḍhaṃ vai janayanty aśokāḥ |
himavyapāyena ca śītaraśmir abhyutthito naikasahasraraśmiḥ ||5.16.31||
For her, the aśoka trees—whose branch-tips bend beneath the weight of blossoms—bring forth only steadfast sorrow; and when winter has passed, even the cool-rayed moon and the thousand-rayed sun at rising intensify it.
"Just as river Ganga is not agitated by the rain-bearing clouds, this Sita is not perturbed as she is aware of the prowess of Rama and might of Lakshmana.
It teaches sensitivity toward suffering: even pleasant surroundings can deepen grief for the afflicted; dharma requires attentive care, not superficial consolation.
Hanuman observes the blossoming Aśoka grove and the seasonal beauty, noting that these ordinarily joyful signs only sharpen Sītā’s sorrow in separation.
Sītā’s unwavering emotional truth (satya of feeling) in love and separation; she does not feign ease amid pain.