Shloka 40
हनूमत्सीतासंवादः
Hanuman’s Offer of Rescue and Sita’s Dharmic Refusal
तव सत्त्वं बलं चैव विजानामि महाकपे।वायोरिव गतिं चैव तेजश्चाग्नेरिवाद्भुतम्।।।।
tava sattvaṃ balaṃ caiva vijānāmi mahākape | vāyor iva gatiṃ caiva tejaś cāgner ivādbhutam ||
മഹാകപേ, നിന്റെ സത്ത്വവും ബലവും പരാക്രമവും ഞാൻ അറിയുന്നു; നിന്റെ ഗതി വായുവിനെപ്പോലെ, നിന്റെ തേജസ് അഗ്നിയെപ്പോലെ അത്ഭുതകരമാണ്.
"O great monkey! I have understood your strength and power. Your speed is like the Wind-god's and your power is astonishing and splendid.
FAQs
Dharma includes honoring merit truthfully—recognizing capability and virtue in a righteous ally without exaggeration or deceit.
Sītā acknowledges Hanuman’s extraordinary abilities as she considers his proposal and the practicalities of escape.
Sītā’s fairness and clarity of judgment—she assesses Hanuman accurately and speaks with measured truth (satya).