Shloka 6.116.36

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

मुष्टिभिःपर्षिणघातैश्चविशालैश्चैवबाहुभिः ।जङ्घाजानुप्रहारैश्चदन्तानांचैवपीडनैः ।।6.116.35।।भक्षणैःकर्णनासानांकेशानांलुञ्चनैस्तथा ।भृशंशुष्कमुखैश्चैवदारणैर्लङ्घनैर्हतैः ।।6.116.36।।विभिन्नशङ्कुग्रीवांशपार्श्वकैश्चकलेवरैः ।निपात्यहन्तुमिच्छामितवविप्रियकारिणीः ।।6.116.37।।

Transliteration

bhakṣaṇaiḥ karṇa-nāsānāṃ keśānāṃ luñcanaiḥ tathā | bhṛśaṃ śuṣka-mukhaiś caiva dāraṇair laṅghanair hataiḥ ||6.116.36||

Translation

—by tearing at ears and noses, by ripping out hair, by harshly drying their faces with torment, by rending and hurling them down—

Context

"These Rakshasas who have wronged, who are of dreadful appearance, I wish to hit them with fists, with feet spreading long arms, strike with blows of shanks and knees, with teeth, and torment by pulling their ears and nose. Their hair will be torn off violently, their faces will be made dry, they will be tossed up, torn with different sharp conches. Their broken bodies, heads, necks, and trunks will be thrown down and killed. Grant this boon to me."

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Sita
• Rākṣasī (female rākṣasas)

FAQs

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

Dharma distinguishes punishment from sadistic violence; the verse’s extremity prepares for Sita’s later ethical correction toward compassion and karmic accountability.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman continues describing severe forms of retaliation he wishes to inflict.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fierce guardianship—power directed toward defending the innocent, though it requires ethical limits.