Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 68, Shloka 10
सीताया यशोधर्मविचारः
Sita’s Counsel on Honor, Rescue-Strategy, and Hanuman’s Reassurance
तदस्मिन् कार्यनिर्योगे वीरैवं दुरतिक्रमे।किं पश्यसि समाधानं ब्रूहि कार्यविदां वरः।।।।
tad asmin kāryaniryoge vīra evaṃ duratikrame | kiṃ paśyasi samādhānaṃ brūhi kāryavidāṃ varaḥ ||
Maka dalam usaha ini, wahai wira, yang demikian sukar ditembusi, apakah jalan penyelesaian yang engkau lihat? Nyatakanlah, kerana engkau yang utama antara mereka yang mahir menyempurnakan tugas.
'O heroic Hanuman! you know how to succeed. But I wish to know what expedient you have to accomplish which is difficult by all means. O foremost vanara, please tell me .
FAQs
Dharma includes wise deliberation (nīti): even in distress, one should seek a righteous, workable means rather than act rashly.
Sītā questions Hanumān about the best expedient to accomplish the difficult mission of rescue and restoration.
Sītā’s discernment and strategic prudence—she values competent, dharmic means to achieve a just end.