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 |
അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ട അവളെ കണ്ട മഹാബാഹുവായ മാരുതാത്മജൻ ഹനുമാൻ, രൂപ-യൗവനസമ്പത്തിനെ ആശ്രയിച്ച് ‘ഇവൾ തന്നെയാകും സീത’ എന്നു നിഗമനം ചെയ്തു. മഹത്തായ ഹർഷത്തോടെ നിറഞ്ഞ വാനരയൂഥപൻ ആനന്ദിച്ചു.
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.