Shloka 23
हनूमद्बलप्रबोधनम् / Jāmbavān Rekindles Hanūmān’s Power
तावदापपत स्तूर्णमन्तरिक्षं महाकपे।क्षिप्तमिन्द्रेण ते वज्रं कोपाविष्टेन धीमता।।।।
tāvad āpapata stūrṇam antarikṣaṃ mahākape | kṣiptam indreṇa te vajraṃ kopāviṣṭena dhīmatā ||
大いなる猿よ、汝が虚空を速やかに落ちゆくとき、怒りにとらわれた賢きインドラが、汝に金剛（ヴァジュラ）を投げ放った。
'O great monkey! while falling fast in space, wise Indra hurled his thunderbolt quickly at you, in anger.
FAQs
The verse cautions that krodha (anger) can drive even the wise toward harmful action; dharma requires restraint and proportion, especially when exercising power.
During Hanumān’s childhood incident, as he falls through the sky, Indra strikes him with the vajra in anger.
Indra’s ‘dhīmat’ (wisdom) is stated, but the episode highlights the need to temper authority with self-control—true virtue is wisdom governed by restraint.