Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 116, Shloka 31
सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory
क्लिश्यन्तीम् पतिदेवांत्वामशोकवनिकांगताम् ।।6.116.31।।घोररूपसमाचाराःक्रूराःक्रूरतरेक्षणाः ।इहश्रुतामयादेवि राक्षस्योविकृताननाः ।।6.116.32।।असकृत्परुषैर्वाक्यैर्वद्नत्योरावणाज्ञया ।
kliśyantīm patidevāṃ tvām aśokavanikāṃ gatām ||6.116.31||
ghorarūpasamācārāḥ krūrāḥ krūratarekṣaṇāḥ |
iha śrutā mayā devi rākṣasyo vikṛtānanāḥ ||6.116.32||
asakṛt paruṣair vākyair vadantyo rāvaṇājñayā ||
Wahai Dewi, ketika Paduka—setia memandang suami sebagai dewa—menderita di Aśoka-vana, aku mendengar di sini tentang para rākṣasī itu: kejam dalam tingkah laku, mengerikan rupanya, bermata paling menakutkan, berwajah buruk; atas perintah Rāvaṇa mereka berulang-ulang melontarkan kata-kata kasar untuk menyakiti Paduka.
"I desire to kill all those Rakshasas who in the past have intimidated you indeed and whoever threatened you."
FAQs
Dharma rejects cruelty and abuse of authority: Rāvaṇa’s command leads to repeated verbal violence, which is morally condemned by being explicitly remembered and named.
Hanumān recounts what he witnessed/heard in the Aśoka grove—Sītā’s torment and the rākṣasīs’ harsh speech under Rāvaṇa’s orders.
Hanumān’s empathy and moral indignation on behalf of Sītā, alongside his commitment to truthful testimony (satya).