Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 116, Shloka 39
सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory
इत्युक्तासाहनुमताकृपणादीनवत्सला ।हनूमन्तमुवाचेदंचिन्तयित्वाविमृश्य च ।।6.116.39।।
ity uktā sā hanumatā kṛpaṇā dīnavatsalā | hanūmantam uvācedaṃ cintayitvā vimṛśya ca ||6.116.39||
Demikianlah dikatakan oleh Hanuman, Sita yang berhati lembut dan penyayang terhadap yang menderita, setelah berpikir dan merenung, mengucapkan kata-kata ini kepadanya.
Hanuman having spoken like that, Sita who was fond of the desperate, thus spoke to Hanuman thinking for a while.
FAQs
Compassion (dayā) and thoughtful deliberation are part of Dharma; Sita does not respond from impulse but from reflection.
The text transitions from Hanuman’s request for violent retaliation to Sita’s considered response.
Sita’s compassion and moral discernment—she is portrayed as caring even amid her own suffering.