Shloka 5.67.9
अभिज्ञानवृत्तान्त-प्रत्यायनम् (Token of Recognition and the Crow–Brahmāstra Episode)
निरीक्षमाणस्सहसा वायसं समवैक्षथाः।नखै स्सरुधिरैस्तीक्ष्णैस्तामेवाभिमुखं स्थितम्।।।।
nirīkṣamāṇaḥ sahasā vāyasaṃ samavaikṣathaḥ | nakhaiḥ sarudhirais tīkṣṇais tāṃ evābhimukhaṃ sthitam ||
As I looked about, I suddenly saw a crow standing right before her, its sharp nails stained with blood.
'Seeing all over, at once I glanced at the crow that stood in front of her with sharp blood-stained nails'.
Dharma stresses truthful testimony: Sītā reports what she directly perceived, grounding later moral judgment and action in accurate witnessing (satya).
Sītā narrates a prior incident: she noticed a crow before her with bloodied nails, implying it had caused injury.
Sītā’s satya (truthfulness) and clarity of observation in recounting events precisely.