Shloka 27
षोडशः सर्गः (Sarga 16): Hanumān’s Recognition of Sītā and Renewed Lament
दुष्करं कुरुते रामो हीनो यदनया प्रभुः।धारयत्यात्मनो देहं न दुःखेनावसीदति।।5.16.27।।
duṣkaraṃ kurute rāmo hīno yad anayā prabhuḥ |
dhārayaty ātmano dehaṃ na duḥkhenāvasīdati ||5.16.27||
പ്രഭുവായ രാമൻ അത്യന്തം ദുഷ്കരമായ കാര്യം ചെയ്യുന്നു: അവളിൽ നിന്ന് വേർപെട്ടിട്ടും സ്വന്തം ദേഹം നിലനിർത്തി, ദുഃഖത്തിൽ തളരുന്നില്ല.
"If Sita, who is worshipped by righteous Lakshmana and loved by Rama is tortured like this, it shows it is difficult to trangress the force of time.
FAQs
Dharma as steadfast endurance: one must continue one’s righteous duty even when grief is overwhelming.
Seeing Sītā’s plight, Hanuman reflects on Rāma’s suffering in separation and marvels at his capacity to endure without collapsing.
Rāma’s self-restraint and perseverance—bearing sorrow while remaining committed to dharma.