आभरण-प्रत्यभिज्ञानम् (Recognition of Sītā’s Ornaments)
पुनरेवाब्रवीत्प्रीतो राघवं रघुनन्दनम्।अयमाख्याति मे राम सचिवो मन्त्रिसत्तमः4.6.1।।हनुमान्यन्निमित्तं त्वं निर्जनं वनमागतः।लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा वसतश्च वने तव4.6.2।।रक्षसाऽपहृता भार्या मैथिली जनकात्मजा।त्वया वियुक्ता रुदती लक्ष्मणेन च धीमता4.6.3।।अन्तरप्रेप्सुना तेन हत्वा गृध्रं जटायुषम्4.6.4।।
hanumān yannimittaṃ tvaṃ nirjanaṃ vanam āgataḥ |
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā vasataś ca vane tava || 4.6.2 ||
rakṣasā 'pahṛtā bhāryā maithilī janakātmajā |
tvayā viyuktā rudatī lakṣmaṇena ca dhīmatā || 4.6.3 ||
antaraprepsunā tena hatvā gṛdhraṃ jaṭāyuṣam || 4.6.4 ||
“Hanumān has told me why you have come to this lonely forest. While you were living here in the woods with your brother Lakṣmaṇa, your wife—Maithilī, Janaka’s daughter—was abducted by a rākṣasa when she was separated from you; and as she wept, that opportunistic one slew the vulture Jaṭāyu.”
Sugriva was pleased to say to Rama, delight of the Raghu race once again, 'O Rama, Hanuman, jewel among Ministers, has told me the cause of your coming to this desolate forest. While you were residing in the forest, a demon who was looking for an opportunity carried off your wife, the princess from Mithila, daughter of Janaka, finding her alone. While she was crying (piteously) he killed Jatayu. (the vulture who pretested).
Satya and responsible counsel: Sugriva truthfully reports what he learned through Hanuman, enabling righteous action (the search for Sita and opposition to adharma).
Sugriva summarizes Hanuman’s intelligence report: Rama’s purpose, Sita’s abduction, and Jatayu’s death.
Hanuman’s service-minded intelligence (as a ministerial agent) and Sugriva’s truthful communication.