Shloka 11
रावणभवनपरिक्रमणं हनूमतः शोकविचारश्च
Hanuman’s Circuit of Ravana’s Palace and the Crisis of Deliberation
अहो क्षुद्रेण वाऽनेन रक्षन्ती शीलमात्मनः।।।।अबन्धुर्भक्षिता सीता रावणेन तपस्विनी।
aho kṣudreṇa vā 'nena rakṣantī śīlam ātmanaḥ |
abandhur bhakṣitā sītā rāvaṇena tapasvinī |
ہائے! اپنی عصمت کی حفاظت کرتے ہوئے، بے سہارا تپسوی سیتا کو اس حقیر راون نے شاید نگل لیا ہو۔
"Oh poor Sita, distanced from relations, while protecting her chastity helplessly she might have been devoured by cruel Ravana.
FAQs
Dharma upholds the inviolability of a virtuous person and condemns predatory power; Sītā’s protection of śīla (chastity/virtue) stands as satya in action even under threat.
Hanuman, distressed, imagines the worst—that Rāvaṇa may have harmed Sītā—because she is isolated from her family and allies.
Sītā’s steadfastness in virtue (śīla) and Hanuman’s moral revulsion toward injustice.