Shloka 26
षोडशः सर्गः (Sarga 16): Hanumān’s Recognition of Sītā and Renewed Lament
भर्ता नाम परं नार्या भूषणं भूषणादपि।एषा तु रहिता तेन भूषणार्हा न शोभते।।5.16.26।।
bhartā nāma paraṃ nāryā bhūṣaṇaṃ bhūṣaṇād api |
eṣā tu rahitā tena bhūṣaṇārhā na śobhate ||5.16.26||
പതിവ്രതയായ സ്ത്രീയ്ക്ക് ഭർത്താവുതന്നെയാണ് പരമാഭരണമായി—അഭരണങ്ങളേക്കാളും മഹത്തായത്. അവനിൽ നിന്ന് വേർപെട്ടാൽ, അലങ്കാരയോഗ്യയായിട്ടും അവൾക്ക് ശോഭയില്ല.
She who has beautiful eyes like lotus petals, was protected by the arms of both Rama and Lakshmna, who is tolerant like the earth and is guarded by the female demons ofhideous appearance under a tree.
FAQs
It highlights marital fidelity and inner dignity: true honour is rooted in righteous relationship and character, not external decoration.
Hanuman notes Sītā’s lack of interest in adornment while separated from Rāma, reading it as a sign of her chastity and grief.
Sītā’s pativratā-dharma (steadfast devotion to her husband) and simplicity amid suffering.