Shloka 53

अशोकवनिकायां सीतादर्शनम्

Sita Seen in the Ashoka Grove

Devanagari script

दुष्करं कृतवान्रामो हीनो यदनया प्रभुः।धारयत्यात्मनो देहं न शोकेनावसीदति।।।।

Transliteration

duṣkaraṁ kṛtavān rāmo hīno yad anayā prabhuḥ |

dhārayaty ātmano dehaṁ na śokenāvasīdati ||

Translation

ラーマはまことに困難を成し遂げた。彼女と離れていながらも、その主は自らの身を保ち、悲嘆に沈み崩れることがない。

Word by Word

अस्याःof her

देव्याःof the queen

मनःmind

तस्मिन्in him/there

तस्यof him

चand

अस्याम्in her

प्रतिष्ठितम्is firmly fixed/established

तेनtherefore/by that

इयम्this (lady)

सःhe

चand

धर्मात्माthe righteous-souled one

मुहूर्तम्for a moment

अपिeven

जीवतिlives/survives

Context

"The divine queen's mind is firmly fixed on Rama and his mind, fixed on her. For this reason she and the righteous self (Rama) are able to survive till this moment.

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Sītā (implied by separation)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes disciplined endurance: even in intense sorrow, one must not abandon duty or self-mastery; Rāma’s restraint preserves his capacity to act righteously.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān reflects on how extraordinary it is that Rāma continues to live and function despite the pain of separation from Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fortitude (dhairya) and self-restraint—Rāma does not let grief destroy his ability to uphold dharma.