Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 1, Shloka 12
प्रथमः सर्गः
Rama Praises Hanuman; Anxiety over Crossing the Ocean
इदं तु मम दीनस्य मनो भूयः प्रकर्षति ।यदिहास्य प्रियाख्यातुर्न कुर्मि सदृशं प्रियम् ।।।।
idaṃ tu mama dīnasya mano bhūyaḥ prakarṣati |
yad ihāsya priyākhyātur na kurmi sadṛśaṃ priyam ||
«Pourtant mon esprit, dans ma détresse, se tourmente encore et encore, car je ne puis rendre une bonté à la mesure de celui qui m’a annoncé des paroles si chères et réconfortantes».
"To such a great one who attained success at this time, everything can be given. I give my embrace."
FAQs
Dharma includes reciprocity and gratitude: one should respond to benefaction with appropriate honor. Rāma’s sorrow shows ethical sensitivity to indebtedness for noble service.
Rāma has received Hanumān’s successful report and feels he cannot adequately repay Hanumān’s immense help.
Rāma’s humility and kṛtajñatā—he does not treat service as owed, but as a moral gift that deserves recognition.