Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 28, Shloka 16
शुकवाक्यं (Śuka’s Report on the Vānara Host) / Śuka Describes the Allied Forces to Rāvaṇa
सत्यमागमयोगेनममैषविदितोहरिः ।नास्यशक्यंबलंरूपंप्रभावोवाऽपिभाषितम् ।।6.28.16।।
satyam āgamayogena mama eṣa vidito hariḥ |
nāsya śakyaṃ balaṃ rūpaṃ prabhāvo vā'pi bhāṣitam ||6.28.16||
Truly, through reliable sources I have come to know this Vānara; his strength, his form, and even his might cannot be adequately described.
"By falling on the mountain one of the jaws of the monkey got broken. This is the reason that he is known as Hanuman."
FAQs
Satya in counsel: knowledge should rest on dependable testimony, not rumor; dharma-driven leadership depends on credible information.
Śuka emphasizes that his assessment of Hanumān is grounded in trustworthy intelligence and that Hanumān’s power defies easy description.
Hanumān’s extraordinary potency; and, on Śuka’s side, integrity in reporting—speaking only what is responsibly known.