Shloka 21
अभिज्ञानदानम् / The Gift of Recognition
Sita’s Token and Resolve
तमुत्पातकृतोत्साहमवेक्ष्य हरिपुङ्गवम्।।5.40.20।।वर्धमानं महावेगमुवाच जनकात्मजा।अश्रुपूर्णमुखी दीना बाष्पगद्गदया गिरा।।5.40.21।।
tam utpātakṛtotsāham avekṣya haripuṅgavam ||5.40.20||
vardhamānaṃ mahāvegam uvāca janakātmajā |
aśrupūrṇamukhī dīnā bāṣpagadgadayā girā ||5.40.21||
اس ہرِی پُنگَو کو، جو جست کے لیے بےتاب تھا اور عظیم تیزی سے اپنا پیکر بڑھا رہا تھا، دیکھ کر جنک کی دختر بولی—بےبس و غمگین، چہرہ آنسوؤں سے بھرا، اور آواز سسکیوں سے گدگدا رہی تھی۔
Seeing Hanuman eager to leap, enlarging his body quickly, she appeared pitiable with her face filled with tears and throat choked.
FAQs
Dharma includes compassion toward those in suffering; the scene frames Sītā’s righteous endurance and the urgency of rescue aligned with justice.
Hanumān prepares to depart (and leap back), expanding his form; Sītā, overwhelmed with emotion, begins to address him with tear-choked words.
Hanumān’s heroic readiness and energy; Sītā’s steadfastness under grief and her sincere, truthful expression.