Shloka 19
सीतान्वेषणविलापः
Rama’s Lament and Search for Sita
यदि दृष्टा त्वया सीता जम्बु जम्बूफलोपमा।प्रियां यदि विजानीषे निःशङ्कं कथयस्व मे।।3.60.19।।
yadi dṛṣṭā tvayā sītā jambu jambūphalopamā | priyāṃ yadi vijānīṣe niḥśaṅkaṃ kathayasva me || 3.60.19 ||
Ô arbre Jambu, si tu as vu Sītā, belle comme le fruit du jambu, et si tu sais où est mon aimée, dis-le-moi sans hésiter.
As inauspicious omens appeared again and again, doubting if all is well with Sita, he said to himself, Can Sita be safe?
FAQs
Dharma is satya (truthfulness) in crisis: Rāma asks for an unhesitating report, underscoring that truthful testimony is a moral duty when someone’s safety is at stake.
Rāma, desperate for any lead, requests the jambu tree to disclose without concealment whether Sītā was seen.
Integrity of purpose—his request is direct and oriented toward rescue, not toward vengeance or display.