Shloka 4
रामस्य सुग्रीवप्रति रोषः — हनूमता सीतादर्शनवृत्तान्तः
Rāma’s Reproach of Sugrīva; Hanūmān’s Report of Seeing Sītā
धातुर्विधातु: सवितुर्वि भोरवा शक्रस्य वा त्वं सदनात् प्रपन्ना । न होव नः पृच्छसि ये वयं सम न चापि जानीम तवेह नाथम्
dhātur vidhātuḥ savitur vibhōr vā śakrasya vā tvaṃ sadanāt prapannā | na hova naḥ pṛcchasi ye vayaṃ sma na cāpi jānīma taveha nātham ||
“Have you come here from the abode of Dhātṛ or Vidhātṛ, or from the mighty Savitṛ, or perhaps from Śakra’s own dwelling? Yet you do not ask who we are; and we too do not know who your lord and protector is here.”
कोटिक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights social and ethical decorum in encounter: one should inquire respectfully about identity and protection/affiliation, especially when someone appears extraordinary. It also reflects humility—admitting ignorance rather than making rash assumptions.
Koṭika addresses a newly arrived figure, wondering whether she has come from the abodes of major deities (Dhātṛ, Vidhātṛ, Savitṛ, or Indra). He notes a mutual lack of introductions: she has not asked who they are, and they do not know who her ‘nātha’ (lord/protector) is in this place.