Shloka 5.36.28

सीताप्रत्यय-प्रदानम् (Sita’s Recognition and Reassurance by the Envoy)

Devanagari script

कच्चिन्न तद्धेमसमानवर्णं तस्याननं पद्मसमानगन्धि।मया विना शुष्यति शोकदीनं जलक्षये पद्ममिवातपेन।।।।

Transliteration

raudreṇa kaccid astreṇa jvalatā nihataṁ raṇe | drakṣyāmy alpena kālena rāvaṇaṁ sasuhṛjjanam ||

Translation

Will I, in a short time, behold Rāvaṇa—together with his allies and kinsmen—slain in battle by blazing, wrathful weapons?

Context

"Hope, Rama's moon-like face without me with its golden complexion and lotus fragrance must not have been pale and withered with tears like the lotus in a pond scorched by the heat.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• battle (raṇa)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is the restoration of moral order: Sītā longs to witness the end of tyrannical adharma (Rāvaṇa) through rightful, warranted force.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā questions Hanumān with urgent hope about the imminent defeat of Rāvaṇa and his circle in the coming war.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Faith in righteous justice—Sītā’s conviction that adharma is ultimately punishable and temporary.