Shloka 6.116.38
सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory
एवंप्रहारैर्बहुभिःसंप्प्रहार्ययशस्विनि ।घातयेतीव्ररूपाभिर्याभिस्त्वंतर्जितापुरा ।।6.116.38।।
evaṃ prahārair bahubhiḥ samprahārya yaśasvini | ghātaye tīvrarūpābhir yābhis tvaṃ tarjitā purā ||6.116.38||
O illustrious lady, I would strike them in many ways and have slain those fierce-looking ones by whom you were threatened before.
"O Illustrious lady! I would like to kill the terrible forms of ogres who threatened you, in that way, I will be at and strike in many ways and destroy them", said Hanuman to Sita.
Dharma is presented as protection of the vulnerable, yet the epic soon balances this with restraint: protection must not become cruelty.
Hanuman proposes punishing the rākṣasīs who earlier intimidated Sita.
Courage joined to fidelity—Hanuman’s readiness to act for Sita’s dignity and safety.