Shloka 5.5.13
चन्द्रप्रकाशे लङ्कानिरीक्षणम् — Moonlit Survey of Lanka and the Unfound Sita
ददर्श कान्ताश्च समालभन्त्य स्तथा परास्तत्र पुनः स्वपन्त्यः।सुरूपवक्त्राश्च तथा हसन्त्यः क्रुद्धाः पराश्चापि विनिःश्वसन्त्य।।5.5.13।।
dadarśa kāntāś ca samālabhantyaḥ tathā parās tatra punaḥ svapantyaḥ |surūpavaktrāś ca tathā hasantyaḥ kruddhāḥ parāś cāpi viniḥśvasantyaḥ ||5.5.13||
He saw some women fondling their beloveds; others lay asleep there; some, with beautiful faces, laughed; and others, angered, breathed out heavily in vexation.
He even saw women collected there, their limbs smeared with unguents on their bodies, like wise women with beautiful countenances laughing at others, some sleeping, and others hissing (sighing) like angry serpents.
The verse highlights fluctuating emotions (desire, laughter, anger) as part of worldly life; dharma teaches mastery over such impulses rather than being driven by them.
Hanumān continues observing domestic scenes inside Laṅkā’s residences while searching for Sītā.
Steadfastness (dhṛti): Hanumān remains undeterred and attentive amid varied sights and moods.