Shloka 5.33.5
हनूमत्सीतासंवादः (Hanumān–Sītā Dialogue and Identity Verification)
सुराणामसुराणां वा नागगन्धर्वरक्षसाम्।यक्षाणां किन्नराणां वा का त्वं भवसि शोभने।।।।
surāṇām asurāṇāṃ vā nāgagandharvarakṣasām | yakṣāṇāṃ kinnarāṇāṃ vā kā tvaṃ bhavasi śobhane ||
O radiant lady, who are you—of the gods or the asuras, of the nāgas, gandharvas, or rākṣasas, or of the yakṣas or kinnaras?
"O noble lady, are you a goddess or a demoness, a naga, a gandharva, a rakshasa, a yaksha or a kinnera?
Dharma as prudent discernment: Hanumān seeks truthful identification, recognizing the moral necessity of certainty before acting in an enemy domain.
Hanumān, struck by Sītā’s radiance and distress, considers whether she might be a divine or otherworldly being and asks her directly.
Caution guided by reason—Hanumān’s investigative mindset in service of Rāma’s mission.