Valmiki Ramayana · Sundara Kanda · Sarga 4
शुश्राव मधुरं गीतं त्रिस्थानस्वरभूषितम्। स्त्रीणां मदसमृद्धानां दिवि चाप्सरसामिव
śuśrāva madhuraṃ gītaṃ tristhānasvarabhūṣitam| strīṇāṃ madasamṛddhānāṃ divi cāpsarasāmiva
He heard melodious songs of intoxicated women set to tune in three places namely chest, throat and head and three pitches known as mandra (slow) madhya (medium) and tara (high). The songs resembled those of the apsarasas well set in musical notes set to music.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Hanuman watches Sita from his hiding place. She speaks to herself, lamenting her fate and calling on Rama. The verse gives voice to Sita's inner world — her devotion, her grief, her unwavering faith. She is not a passive captive but a woman of profound spiritual strength.
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