Shloka 5.55.3

लङ्कादाहानन्तरचिन्ता — Hanuman’s Post-Conflagration Self-Examination and Assurance of Sita’s Safety

Devanagari script

धन्यास्ते पुरुषश्रेष्ठा ये बुद्ध्या कोपमुत्थितम्।निरुन्धन्ति महात्मानो दीप्तमग्निमिवाम्भसा।।।।

Transliteration

dhanyās te puruṣaśreṣṭhā ye buddhyā kopam utthitam | nirundhanti mahātmāno dīptam agnim ivāmbhasā ||

Translation

Blessed are those best of men, the great-souled, who by wisdom restrain their rising anger—just as one quenches a blazing fire with water.

Context

'Blessed indeed are the high-souled men, who in their wisdom restrain their own anger as one would put off burning fire with water.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes mastery over one’s emotions; wisdom-guided restraint of anger prevents destructive action and preserves righteous conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

In the tense aftermath of conflict and destruction in Lanka, the text foregrounds the ideal of checking anger through discernment.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Buddhi-based self-restraint: the capacity to cool anger before it becomes harmful.