Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 8
षष्टितमः सर्गः — Kausalyā’s Lament and Sumantra’s Consolation
Sītā’s Fearless Forest-Life
नास्या दैन्यं कृतं किञ्चित्सुसूक्ष्ममपि लक्ष्यते।उचितेव प्रवासानां वैदेही प्रतिभाति मा।।।।
nāsyā dainyaṃ kṛtaṃ kiñcit susūkṣmam api lakṣyate |
ucitā iva pravāsānāṃ vaidehī pratibhāti mā ||
ఆమెలో దైన్యానికి అతి సూక్ష్మమైన చిహ్నమూ నాకు కనిపించదు. వైదేహి నాకు, ప్రవాసజీవితానికి ముందే అలవాటైనదానివలెనే ప్రతిభాసిస్తుంది।
I could not see even the slightest depression in Sita as if she was accustomed to staying away from home.
FAQs
Dharma is resilience in righteous duty: a person aligned with truth and commitment does not collapse inwardly when circumstances change.
The speaker reports Sītā’s emotional state in the forest and notes her absence of despair.
Sītā’s steadiness (dhairya) and adaptability—she bears exile without visible self-pity.