हनूमत्सीतासंवादः
Hanumān–Sītā Dialogue and Identity Verification
यत्तदुक्तं त्वया वाक्यं प्रीत्या नृपतिसत्तम।।।।तच्छेन्न वितथं कार्यं वनं गच्छतु राघवः।
yat tad uktaṃ tvayā vākyaṃ prītyā nṛpatisattama |
tac cen na vitathaṃ kāryaṃ vanaṃ gacchatu rāghavaḥ ||
О лучший из царей, если слова, что ты некогда произнёс с любовью, не должны стать ложью, то пусть Рагхава уйдёт в лес.
'O Dasaratha, the foremost among kings! if the promise lovingly made by you earlier is not going to be false, Rama should go to the forest'.
Satya (truth-keeping) is invoked as binding; however, the verse also shows how dharma-language can be used instrumentally to justify harmful demands.
Kaikeyī leverages Daśaratha’s earlier promise/boons to compel Rama’s exile.
Daśaratha’s satya-niṣṭhā (commitment to truth) is the targeted virtue—so strong that it can be exploited.