Shloka 8
सीताया यशोधर्मविचारः
Sita’s Counsel on Honor, Rescue-Strategy, and Hanuman’s Reassurance
कथं नु खलु दुष्पारं तरिष्यन्ति महोदधिम्।तानि हर्यृक्षसैन्यानि तौ वा नरवरात्मजौ।।।।
kathaṁ nu khalu duṣpāraṁ tariṣyanti mahodadhim |
tāni haryṛkṣasainyāni tau vā naravarātmajau ||
Paano nga ba tatawid sa dakilang karagatan—na napakahirap tawirin—ang mga hukbo ng unggoy at oso? At paano tatawid ang dalawang prinsipe, mga anak ng pinakadakilang tao?
'O valiant (Hanuman)! by your presence here, the less fortunate me, will be relieved of sorrow for a while.
FAQs
Truthful inquiry in service of a righteous goal: Sītā’s questions aim at the practical fulfillment of dharma (rescue and restoration), not at despair.
Sītā, while hopeful, raises the logistical obstacle of the ocean separating the allies from Laṅkā.
Concern for others’ welfare—she worries not only for herself, but for Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, and the allied host.