Shloka 4.4.27

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

Devanagari script

स हि राज्यात्परिभ्रष्टः कृतवैरश्च वालिना।हृतदारो वने त्यक्तो भ्रात्रा विनिकृतो भृशम्।।

Transliteration

sa hi rājyāt paribhraṣṭaḥ kṛtavairaś ca vālinā | hṛtadāro vane tyakto bhrātrā vinikṛto bhṛśam ||

Translation

For he has been driven out from his kingdom, and Valin has become his foe. His wife has been taken, he has been cast into the forest—grievously wronged by his own brother.

Context

'(In fact) seriously offended by his brother Vali who treated him like his enemy and expelled him from the kingdom. He is now abandoned in the forest, his wife hijacked.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Vālin
• Sugrīva’s wife (Tārā implied by context, not named here)
• Forest (vane)

FAQs

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

Dharma is violated when power is used unjustly—especially within family; the verse frames Sugrīva’s suffering as a wrong that calls for righteous redress.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān explains Sugrīva’s plight—exile, loss of spouse, and betrayal by Vālin—to justify alliance and assistance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s truthful disclosure (satya in reporting facts) and concern for justice for the oppressed.