Shloka 5.55.11
लङ्कादाहानन्तरचिन्ता — Hanuman’s Post-Conflagration Self-Examination and Assurance of Sita’s Safety
विनष्टा जानकी नूनं न ह्यदग्धः प्रदृश्यते।लङ्कायां कश्चिदुद्धेशस्सर्वा भस्मीकृता पुरी।।।।
vinaṣṭā jānakī nūnaṃ na hy adagdhaḥ pradṛśyate |
laṅkāyāṃ kaścid uddeśaḥ sarvā bhasmīkṛtā purī ||
Surely Jānakī has perished—for in Laṅkā not even a small spot appears unburnt; the whole city has been reduced to ashes.
'Surely Janaki has perished in Lanka, for not even a little place is left unburnt. The entire city is reduced to ashes.
Non-harm and moral responsibility: even justified aggression becomes adharma if it endangers the innocent; Hanumān’s fear reflects this ethical awareness.
Surveying the city-wide blaze, Hanumān momentarily concludes that Sītā may have been consumed by the fire.
Empathy and accountability: his first concern is not victory but Sītā’s safety.