Shloka 3
षोडशः सर्गः (Sarga 16): Hanumān’s Recognition of Sītā and Renewed Lament
मान्या गुरुविनीतस्य लक्ष्मणस्य गुरुप्रिया।यदि सीताऽऽपि दुःखार्ता कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः।।5.16.3।।
mānyā guruvinītasya lakṣmaṇasya gurupriyā |
yadi sītā'pi duḥkhārtā kālo hi duratikramaḥ ||5.16.3||
ഗുരുവിനീതനായ ലക്ഷ്മണൻ ആദരിക്കുന്നതും മുതിർന്നവർക്ക് പ്രിയങ്കരിയുമായ സീതയും ഇങ്ങനെ ദുഃഖാർത്തയായാൽ, കാലത്തെ അതിക്രമിക്കുക നിസ്സംശയം ദുഷ്കരമാണ്.
"Indeed, the husband is the greatest ornament for a married woman. Hence though deserving adornment she does not like it, bereft of her husband who is her onlyornament.
FAQs
The verse underscores humility before Kāla (Time) and the dharmic insight that suffering can arise even for the virtuous; therefore one should not become arrogant, but remain steady and compassionate.
Hanuman, observing Sītā’s condition in Laṅkā, reflects that if such a revered and virtuous woman suffers, it shows how formidable the force of Time is.
Hanuman’s discernment and empathy—he interprets events through moral causality and feels concern rather than mere shock.