Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 32, Shloka 10
Sundarakāṇḍa Sarga 32
Sītā’s Perplexity and Recognition of Hanumān
स्वप्नोऽपि नायं नहि मेऽस्ति निद्रा शोकेन दुःखेन च पीडितायाः।सुखं हि मे नास्ति यतोऽस्मि हीना तेनेन्दुपूर्णप्रतिमाननेन।।।।
svapno 'pi nāyaṃ nahi me 'sti nidrā śokena duḥkhena ca pīḍitāyāḥ | sukhaṃ hi me nāsti yato 'smi hīnā tenendupūrṇapratimānanena ||
یہ نہ کوئی خواب ہے، نہ مجھے نیند آتی ہے؛ غم اور درد نے مجھے ستا رکھا ہے۔ مجھے کوئی سکھ نہیں، کیونکہ میں اُس سے جدا ہوں جس کا چہرہ پورے چاند کی مانند ہے۔
"But no, it was not a dream for tormented by grief and sorrow I cannot have a dream. When separated from the moon-faced Rama I have no sleep or pleasure, how can I have dream?
FAQs
Satya begins with honest self-assessment: Sītā refuses comforting illusion and faces reality truthfully, even when it is painful.
After noticing a figure, Sītā debates whether it could be a dream-vision; she concludes it cannot be, because grief has robbed her of sleep and pleasure.
Truthful clarity amid suffering—Sītā’s refusal to indulge in self-deception.