Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 37
रावणभवनपरिक्रमणं हनूमतः शोकविचारश्च
Hanuman’s Circuit of Ravana’s Palace and the Crisis of Deliberation
घोरमारोदनं मन्ये गते मयि भविष्यति।।।।इक्ष्वाकुकुलनाशश्च नाशश्चैव वनौकसाम्।
ghoram ārodanaṃ manye gate mayi bhaviṣyati |
ikṣvāku-kula-nāśaś ca nāśaś caiva vanaukasām ||
Pienso que, si regreso sin éxito, habrá un llanto terrible: ruina para la estirpe de Ikṣvāku y ruina también para los moradores del bosque.
"If I go there (without finding Sita), it will cause destruction of the Ikshvakus and vanaras would weep. It would be dreadful.
FAQs
Dharma is the safeguarding of righteous order (rājadharma and alliance-dharma): one failure can endanger both Rama’s royal mission and the vānaras’ collective stability.
Hanumān weighs the political and moral catastrophe that would follow if he cannot deliver truthful good news about Sītā.
Foresight—Hanumān anticipates far-reaching consequences and therefore refuses complacency.