Shloka 4.32.9
किष्किन्धाकाण्डे द्वात्रिंशः सर्गः — Lakshmana’s Anger Reported; Hanuman Advises Propitiation and Timely Mobilization
सुग्रीवेणैवमुक्तस्तु हनुमान्हरिपुङ्गवः।उवाच स्वेन तर्केण मध्ये वानरमन्त्रिणाम्।।
na rāma-rāmānuja-śāsanaṃ tvayā kapīndra yuktaṃ manasā 'py apohitum | mano hi te jñāsyati mānuṣaṃ balaṃ sa rāghavasyāsya surendra-varcasaḥ ||
O lord of monkeys, it is not fitting for you to set aside—even in your mind—the command of Rāma or of Rāma’s younger brother. Your own heart knows that this Rāghava, radiant like Indra, possesses strength beyond what is merely human.
When Sugriva spoke thus, Hanuman the great monkey, submitted in the presnce of the monkey-ministers, applying his own logic:
Dharma here is faithful compliance with rightful authority: one must not mentally dismiss the commands of the righteous, especially when bound by truth and obligation.
Hanumān warns Sugrīva that ignoring Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s directives is both morally wrong and practically dangerous, given Rāma’s extraordinary power.
Reverence for dharmic authority and disciplined loyalty to one’s commitments.