Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 43, Shloka 24
चैत्यप्रासाद-विध्वंसः
Destruction of the Chaitya Palace and Hanuman’s Proclamation
ईदृग्विधैस्तु हरिभिर्वृतो दन्तनखायुधैः।शतैश्शतसहस्रैश्च कोटीभिरयुतैरपि।।।।आगमिष्यति सुग्रीवः सर्वेषां वो निषूदनः।
īdṛg-vidhais tu haribhir vṛto danta-nakhāyudhaiḥ |
śataiḥ śata-sahasraiś ca koṭībhir ayutair api ||5.43.24||
āgamiṣyati sugrīvaḥ sarveṣāṃ vo niṣūdanaḥ |
かくのごとき猿たち――歯と爪を武器として戦う者ども――が、百々、幾十万、億に及び、さらに万々に至るまで取り巻いて、スグリーヴァが来る。汝らすべてを滅ぼす者として。
Having slain the kinkaras, Hanuman stood and reflected, ' I have ruined the garden and not the palatial buildings that are like temples (Chaityas)'. Then Hanuman, son of the Windgod, decided in his mind to show his strength and jumped on to the top of the palatial building that appeared like the peak of mount Meru.
FAQs
Consequences of adharma: oppressive power is not permanent; when dharma mobilizes, it arrives with overwhelming collective force.
Hanumān escalates the warning, describing the enormous scale of Sugrīva’s approaching army.
Dūta-dharma (envoy’s duty): delivering a clear, forceful message to avert further wrongdoing.