Shloka 1
षोडशः सर्गः (Sarga 16): Hanumān’s Recognition of Sītā and Renewed Lament
प्रशस्य तु प्रशस्तव्यां सीतां तां हरिपुङ्गवः।गुणाभिरामं रामं च पुनश्चिन्तापरोऽभवत्।।5.16.1।।
praśasya tu praśastavyāṃ sītāṃ tāṃ haripuṅgavaḥ |
guṇābhirāmaṃ rāmaṃ ca punaś cintāparo 'bhavat ||5.16.1||
സ്തുതിക്കപ്പെടേണ്ട സീതാദേവിയെ സ്തുതിച്ച ശേഷം, ഹരിപുങ്ഗവനായ മാരുതി ഗുണങ്ങളാൽ മനോഹരനായ ശ്രീരാമനെയും സ്മരിച്ചു, വീണ്ടും ആശങ്കാഭരിതമായ ചിന്തയിൽ മുങ്ങി.
Hanuman, the bull among monkeys, admired the laudable Sita and the virtuous Rama and once again began to lament.
FAQs
Dharma here is loyalty to righteous duty: Hanumān’s mind turns from admiration to responsible concern—his mission is not aesthetic enjoyment but the protection and restoration of dharma through Sītā’s rescue and truthful reporting to Rāma.
After beholding Sītā, Hanumān mentally praises her and remembers Rāma’s virtues, then re-enters a state of concern about how to proceed.
Devoted responsibility—Hanumān’s bhakti is active and thoughtful, not merely emotional.