Shloka 5.55.4
लङ्कादाहानन्तरचिन्ता — Hanuman’s Post-Conflagration Self-Examination and Assurance of Sita’s Safety
क्रुद्धः पापं न कुर्यात्कः क्रुद्धो हन्याद्गुरूनपि।क्रुद्धः परुषया वाचा नरस्साधूनधिक्षिपेत्।।।।
kruddhaḥ pāpaṁ na kuryāt kaḥ kruddho hanyād gurūn api | kruddhaḥ paruṣayā vācā naras sādhūn adhikṣipet ||
What sin would an angry man not commit? In anger he may even strike down his elders, and with harsh speech a man may revile the virtuous.
'Which sinful act an angry man will not commit? He will even kill his respectable elders or insult sages with his harsh tongue.
Dharma requires mastery over anger; uncontrolled krodha destroys discernment and leads to adharma—violence toward elders and abuse toward the virtuous.
Hanumān, troubled by the potential consequences of his actions in Laṅkā, reflects on how anger can drive a person into grave wrongdoing.
Self-restraint (dama) and reverence: the verse highlights the need to protect respect for elders and the good by controlling anger.