Shloka 5.58.111

सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः — हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

राजस्वनमिदं दुर्गं तव भग्नं दुरात्मना।वानरेण ह्यविज्ञाय तव वीर्यं महाबल।।।।

Transliteration

rājan vanam idaṃ durgaṃ tava bhagnaṃ durātmanā | vānarena hy avijñāya tava vīryaṃ mahābala ||

Translation

O mighty king! This inaccessible grove of yours has been laid waste by an evil-minded vanara, who does not recognize your valor.

Context

'O powerful king! an evil-minded vanara has destroyed the inaccessible pleasure garden not knowing your valour.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Hanumān (implied by “vānarena”)
• Aśoka-vana

FAQs

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

It indirectly highlights the ethical danger of pride (māna): the report flatters power, reflecting an adharma court culture where truth is framed to inflame ego rather than to restore justice.

What is the narrative situation?

The rākṣasīs report to Rāvaṇa that a vanara has destroyed his protected pleasure-garden.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

On the dharmic side, Hanumān’s fearlessness; on the adharmic side, Rāvaṇa’s courtly pride is being invoked.