Shloka 9
प्रमदावनविध्वंसः | The Devastation of the Pleasure-Garden
Ashoka Vatika
ततस्समासाद्य रणे दशाननं समन्त्रिवर्गं सबलप्रयायिनम्।हृदि स्थितं तस्य मतं बलं च वै सुखेन मत्त्वाऽहमितः पुनर्व्रजे।।।।
tatas samāsādya raṇe daśānanaṃ samantrivargaṃ sabalaprayāyinam |
hṛdi sthitaṃ tasya mataṃ balaṃ ca vai sukhena matvā 'ham itaḥ punar vraje ||
ゆえに、戦場でダシャーナナに相まみえ—その重臣たちと軍勢を率いて進む者どもを伴う彼に—その胸に定まる意図と力とを容易に見定めてから、私はここを安全に立ち去り、帰還しよう。
'I can return happily only after I gauge the ten-headed Ravana's army in war, his strength, his companions including the ministers and his mind.
FAQs
Dharma is responsible action informed by truth: before a righteous war, one must understand the enemy’s strength and intent, so that violence is neither reckless nor ignorant.
Hanumān plans to confront and evaluate Rāvaṇa’s leadership and forces, then return with reliable intelligence to aid Rāma’s campaign.
Strategic clarity: Hanumān keeps the end—service to Rāma—central, using confrontation as disciplined reconnaissance.