Shloka 16
सीताया यशोधर्मविचारः
Sita’s Counsel on Honor, Rescue-Strategy, and Hanuman’s Reassurance
तदर्थोपहितं वाक्यं प्रश्रितं हेतुसंहितम्।निशम्याहं तत श्शेषं वाक्यमुत्तरमब्रुवम्।।।।
tadarthopahitaṃ vākyaṃ praśritaṃ hetusaṃhitam | niśamyāhaṃ tataḥ śeṣaṃ vākyam uttaram abruvam ||
ઉદ્દેશ્યસભર, વિનમ્ર અને યુક્તિથી સંયુક્ત એવા તે વચનો સાંભળી, ત્યારબાદ મેં મારા ઉત્તરનો બાકી ભાગ ઉચ્ચાર્યો.
"Hearing the meaningful, courteous and reasonable words of Sita, I replied :
FAQs
Dharma in communication: ideal counsel is meaningful, respectful, and rational—speech should serve truth and right action, not impulse.
Hanumān acknowledges the quality of Sītā’s counsel and proceeds to give his further response.
Mutual respect and disciplined speech: Sītā’s reasoned counsel and Hanumān’s attentive, truthful reply.