Shloka 31
हनूमत्सीतासंवादः
Hanumān–Sītā Dialogue and Identity Verification
द्वौ मासौ तेन मे कालो जीवितानुग्रहः कृतः।।।।ऊर्ध्वं द्वाभ्यां तु मासाभ्यां ततस्तक्ष्यामि जीवितम्।
dvau māsau tena me kālo jīvitānugrahaḥ kṛtaḥ | ūrdhvaṃ dvābhyāṃ tu māsābhyāṃ tatas tyakṣyāmi jīvitam ||
द्वौ मासौ तेन मे कालः जीवितानुग्रहः कृतः। ऊर्ध्वं द्वाभ्यां तु मासाभ्यां ततः त्यक्ष्यामि जीवितम्॥
"He has allowed me two months time to live. After two months I will have to give up my life."ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē sundarakāṇḍē trayastriṅśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the thirtythird sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Truthful testimony under oppression: Sītā states the coercive deadline, underscoring that dharma may require steadfast refusal of wrongdoing even at the cost of life.
Sītā informs Hanumān of Rāvaṇa’s ultimatum: she has only two months before she expects death (by force or by her own resolve).
Moral firmness—Sītā’s unyielding refusal to submit to adharma, even when threatened with death.