Shloka 53
रावणान्तःपुरे शयनदर्शनम्
Hanumān Observes Rāvaṇa’s Inner Apartments and Sleeping Court
स तां दृष्ट्वा महाबाहुर्भूषितां मारुतात्मजः।तर्कयामास सीतेति रूपयौवनसम्पदा।।।हर्षेण महता युक्तो ननन्द हरियूथपः।
sa tāṃ dṛṣṭvā mahābāhur bhūṣitāṃ mārutātmajaḥ |
tarkayāmāsa sīteti rūpa-yauvana-sampadā ||
harṣeṇa mahatā yukto nananda hari-yūthapaḥ |
飾り立てられた彼女を見て、偉大なる腕をもつ風神の子は、その美と若さの満ちあふれるさまから「これはまさしくシーターであろう」と推し量った。大いなる歓喜に満たされ、猿軍の将は喜びに震えた。
On seeing her embellished with ornaments, beauty and charm, the long armed son of the Wind-god, the chief of the vanaras thought her to be Sita and rejoiced.
FAQs
It warns that dharmic action must be grounded in truth: inference based on appearance can mislead, so one must verify before concluding.
Hanuman, momentarily mistaken by appearances, thinks he has found Sita and feels joy.
Hope and devotion, but also the need for careful truth-testing (satya-parīkṣā) in decision-making.