Shloka 4.65.29
पञ्चषष्टितमः सर्गः — वानराणां प्लवन-पराक्रम-निरूपणम् (Assessment of the Vanaras’ Leaping Capacity; Jambavan Motivates Hanuman)
यदि नाहं गमिष्यामि नान्यो वानरपुङ्गवः।पुनः खल्विदमस्माभिः कार्यं प्रायोपवेशनम्।।।।
gavayo vānaras tatra vānarāṃs tān uvāca ha |
triṃśataṃ tu gamiṣyāmi yojanānāṃ plavaṅgamāḥ ||
śarabhas tān uvācātha vānarān vānararṣabhaḥ |
catvāriṃśad gamiṣyāmi yojanānāṃ plavaṅgamāḥ ||
vānaras tu mahā-tejā abravīd gandhamādanaḥ |
yojanānāṃ gamiṣyāmi pañcāśat tu na saṃśayaḥ ||
maindas tu vānaras tatra vānarāṃs tān uvāca ha |
yojanānāṃ paraṃ ṣaṣṭim ahaṃ plavitum utsahe ||
tatas tatra mahā-tejā dvividaḥ pratyabhāṣata |
gamiṣyāmi na sandehaḥ saptatiṃ yojanāny aham ||
suṣeṇas tu mahā-tejā proktavān hari-sattamān |
aśītiṃ yojanānāṃ tu plaveyaṃ plavageśvarāḥ ||
There Gavaya addressed the monkeys: “O leaping ones, I can go thirty yojanas.” Then Śarabha, the bull among monkeys, said: “I can go forty yojanas.” The radiant Gandhamādana declared: “I can go fifty yojanas—without doubt.” Mainda told them: “I am eager to leap beyond sixty yojanas.” Then the mighty Dvivida replied: “Without doubt, I can go seventy yojanas.” And the brilliant Suṣeṇa proclaimed before the best of monkeys: “O lords of leapers, I can leap eighty yojanas.”
'If I do not go and no other monkey leader goes, then we have to resort to fasting unto death once again.
Dharma is teamwork grounded in truth (satya): the leaders disclose their limits so the group can act wisely rather than boastfully.
The monkey chiefs estimate the distance they can leap, measuring whether anyone can cross the ocean to reach the enemy land and continue the search for Sītā.
Accountability and realism—capacity is stated in measurable terms for the sake of mission success.