Shloka 5.37.5
हनूमत्सीतासंवादः — Hanuman’s Offer of Rescue and Sita’s Dharmic Refusal
शोकस्यास्य कदा पारं राघवोऽधिगमिष्यति।प्लवमानः परिश्रान्तो हतनौ स्सागरे यथा।।।।
śokasyāsya kadā pāraṃ rāghavo 'dhigamiṣyati | plavamānaḥ pariśrānto hatanauḥ sāgare yathā ||
When will Rāghava reach the far shore of this sorrow? Like a man, worn out, struggling to swim in the ocean after a shipwreck.
"When will Raghava reach the shore of this ocean of grief? He is like a man who has suffered a ship wreck, trying to swim?
Dharma as steadfast endurance: even in despair, Sītā frames suffering without abandoning truth or fidelity, emphasizing patient resilience rather than wrongful shortcuts.
Sītā, held captive in Laṅkā, reflects on Rāma’s anguish and wonders when he will overcome the ‘ocean’ of sorrow caused by separation.
Emotional fortitude and loyalty—Sītā’s unwavering bond with Rāma despite prolonged suffering.