Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 9
अभिज्ञानवृत्तान्त-प्रत्यायनम्
Token of Recognition and the Crow–Brahmāstra Episode
निरीक्षमाणस्सहसा वायसं समवैक्षथाः।नखै स्सरुधिरैस्तीक्ष्णैस्तामेवाभिमुखं स्थितम्।।।।
nirīkṣamāṇaḥ sahasā vāyasaṃ samavaikṣathaḥ | nakhaiḥ sarudhirais tīkṣṇais tāṃ evābhimukhaṃ sthitam ||
میں نے اچانک ادھر اُدھر نظر دوڑائی تو ایک کوّا دکھائی دیا جو اسی کے سامنے کھڑا تھا، اس کے تیز ناخن خون سے رنگے ہوئے تھے۔
'Seeing all over, at once I glanced at the crow that stood in front of her with sharp blood-stained nails'.
FAQs
Dharma stresses truthful testimony: Sītā reports what she directly perceived, grounding later moral judgment and action in accurate witnessing (satya).
Sītā narrates a prior incident: she noticed a crow before her with bloodied nails, implying it had caused injury.
Sītā’s satya (truthfulness) and clarity of observation in recounting events precisely.