Shloka 5.11.14
रावणान्तःपुर-पानभूमि-विचयः (Hanumān’s Survey of Rāvaṇa’s Inner Palace and Banquet Hall)
क्रकरान्विविधान् सिद्धांश्चकोरानर्धभक्षितान्।।5.11.14।।महिषानेकशल्यांश्च छागांश्च कृतनिष्ठितान्।लेह्यानुच्चावचान्पेयान् भोज्यानि विविधानि च।।5.11.15।।
krakarān vividhān siddhāṃś cakōrān ardhabhakṣitān |
mahiṣān ekaśalyāṃś ca chāgāṃś ca kṛtaniṣṭhitān |
lehyān uccāvacān peyān bhojyāni vividhāni ca ||5.11.14-15||
He saw many kinds of cooked fowl and cakora birds, some half-eaten; buffalo-meat, fish, and goats prepared and set out; and also various lickable delicacies, drinks, and diverse foods for eating.
He saw several kinds of (non-vegetarian) food like cooked meat of fowls, ruddy geese, buffaloes, goats, fishes as well as food for licking. (Food is of four kinds 1) bhakṣya which can be chewed 2) bhōjya ordinary solid, semi-solid food which can be consumed 3) lēhya food for licking 4) cōṣya liquid food (which can be sipped)).
The passage functions as a moral tableau: abundance and sensory variety do not equal well-being or righteousness. Dharma is measured by right conduct and truthfulness; Hanumān’s righteous path is to remain unseduced and continue serving the just cause.
Hanumān’s exploration brings him through a richly stocked palace drinking-hall, where he notes numerous prepared foods and beverages.
Temperance and steadfast duty: despite being surrounded by pleasures, Hanumān remains intent on Sītā’s discovery and Rāma’s purpose.