Shloka 4.4.21

हनूमद्-दूत्यम् / Hanuman’s Mediation and Lakshmana’s Appeal to Sugriva

Devanagari script

यस्य प्रसादे सततं प्रसीदेयुरिमाः प्रजाः।स रामो वानरेन्द्रस्य प्रसादमभिकाङ्क्षते। ।।

Transliteration

yasya prasāde satataṃ prasīdeyur imāḥ prajāḥ |

sa rāmo vānarendrasya prasādam abhikāṅkṣate ||

Translation

By whose gracious favor these subjects would ever remain content—this very Rama now longs for the favor of the lord of monkeys.

Context

'This Rama for whose grace the subjects were ever bobolden to him now seeks the favour of the Chief of monkeys.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sugriva (Vānarendra)
• Subjects (prajāḥ)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma teaches compassion toward the distressed: one who once dispensed royal grace may, by circumstance, seek it—so aid should not be withheld out of pride.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman persuades Sugriva by highlighting the reversal of fortune: Rama, once the source of public contentment, now requests Sugriva’s support.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s modesty and patience under hardship; Sugriva’s potential virtue of generosity in granting favor.