Shloka 5.68.21

सीताया यशोधर्मविचारः — Sita’s Counsel on Honor, Rescue-Strategy, and Hanuman’s Reassurance

Devanagari script

मद्विशिष्टाश्च तुल्याश्च सन्ति तत्र वनौकसः।मत्तः प्रत्यवरः कश्चिन्नास्ति सुग्रीवसन्निधौ।।।।

Transliteration

madviśiṣṭāś ca tulyāś ca santi tatra vanaukasaḥ | mattaḥ pratyavaraḥ kaścin nāsti sugrīvasannidhau ||

Translation

Among those forest-dwellers there are some superior to me and some equal to me; in Sugrīva’s presence, there is none inferior to me in valor.

Context

'There are monkeys who are more powerful than me or equal to me. None are less strong than me or Sugriva.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sugrīva
• Vānara-s (monkey hosts)
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Dharma includes truthful appraisal without vanity: Hanumān reassures Sītā while acknowledging others’ excellence, modeling humility aligned with truth (satya).

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān continues to strengthen Sītā’s confidence by noting that many warriors equal or greater than himself stand with Sugrīva.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Amānitva (humility) joined with satya (truthfulness): he neither exaggerates himself nor diminishes the mission.