Shloka 16
हनुमता सीतासंवादोपायचिन्ता
Hanuman’s Deliberation on How to Address Sita
अन्तरं त्वहमासाद्य राक्षसीनामिह स्थितः।शनैराश्वासयिष्यामि सन्तापबहुळामिमाम्।।।।
antaraṃ tv aham āsādya rākṣasīnām iha sthitaḥ | śanair āśvāsayiṣyāmi santāpabahalām imām ||
ഇവിടെ തന്നെയிருந்து, ഈ രാക്ഷസിമാരുടെ ഇടയിൽ ഒരു അവസരം കണ്ടെത്തി, ദുഃഖത്തിൽ അത്യന്തം കത്തുന്ന ഈ സ്ത്രീയെ ഞാൻ മൃദുവായി ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കും.
"I am indeed of small size and that too a monkey. Nevertheless I shall speak in Sanskrit, a language of the common people. (as the she-demons cannot understand that language).
FAQs
Dharma as compassionate right-speech: comfort must be offered at the right time and in the right manner, minimizing risk to the vulnerable.
Hanumān decides to wait for a safe moment—an ‘opening’ when the guards are inattentive—before speaking to Sītā.
Gentleness and patience—he prioritizes Sītā’s emotional safety and the practical safety of the mission.