Shloka 30
षोडशः सर्गः (Sarga 16): Hanumān’s Recognition of Sītā and Renewed Lament
हिमहतनलिनीव नष्टशोभा व्यसनपरम्परया निपीड्यमाना।सहचररहितेव चक्रवाकी जनकसुता कृपणां दशां प्रपन्ना।।5.16.30।।
himahatanalinīva naṣṭaśobhā vyasanaparamparayā nipīḍyamānā |
sahacararahiteva cakravākī janakasutā kṛpaṇāṃ daśāṃ prapannā ||5.16.30||
മഞ്ഞുപിടിച്ച താമരപോലെ അവളുടെ ശോഭ മങ്ങിപ്പോയി; ദുരിതങ്ങളുടെ പരമ്പരയിൽ പീഡിതയായി, കൂട്ടാളിയില്ലാത്ത ചക്രവാകിപക്ഷിയെപ്പോലെ ജനകസുത ദയനീയാവസ്ഥയിൽ പതിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
Hanuman, the swift-footed bull among monkeys, on his part waiting on the Simsupa tree thus reflecting concluded in his mind that she was Sita.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē sundarakāṇḍē ṣōḍaśassargaḥ.Thus ends the sixteenth sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
The verse evokes moral urgency: when the innocent are crushed by repeated calamities, dharma demands compassionate intervention and restoration of justice.
Hanuman poetically describes Sītā’s diminished radiance and loneliness in captivity, emphasizing the pain of separation from Rāma.
Sītā’s steadfast love and endurance in separation, alongside Hanuman’s compassionate perception.