छायावैगुण्यमात्रं तु शङ्के दुःखमुपस्थितम्।।5.27.46।।
अदुःखार्हामिमां देवीं वैहायसमुपस्थिताम्।
chāyāvaiguṇyamātraṃ tu śaṅke duḥkham upasthitam | aduḥkhārhām imāṃ devīṃ vaihāyasam upasthitām ||5.27.46||
我只疑见她光彩略有减损,仿佛忧苦已临;这位不应受苦的尊贵女神般的夫人,因愁恼而容色失常。
A great suffering has befallen a lady who does not deserve to suffer. Therefore, a change in her complexion has occured.
Dharma-sensitive compassion: the speaker recognizes the moral wrong of making the innocent suffer and reads the bodily change as a consequence of inflicted adharma.
Observing Sītā’s diminished radiance, a rākṣasī interprets it as grief imposed on someone inherently undeserving of pain.
Sītā’s innocence and worthiness of protection, prompting empathy even among her captors.