Shloka 17
लङ्कादाहानन्तरचिन्ता
Hanuman’s Post-Conflagration Self-Examination and Assurance of Sita’s Safety
विनष्टायां तु सीतायां तावुभौ विनशिष्यतः।तयोर्विनाशे सुग्रीवः सबन्धुर्विनशिष्यति।।।।
vinaṣṭāyāṁ tu sītāyāṁ tāv ubhau vinaśiṣyataḥ | tayoḥ vināśe sugrīvaḥ sa-bandhur vinaśiṣyati ||
もしシーター様が失われれば、あのお二方（ラーマとラクシュマナ）は必ずや命を落とすだろう。そしてお二方が亡くなれば、スグリーヴァもまた、親族と共に滅びることになる。
'How will the loving righteous brother, Bharata along with Satrughna survive after hearing this?
FAQs
Dharma includes responsibility for cascading consequences: failure in one’s entrusted duty can bring suffering to many, not only oneself.
Hanumān imagines the catastrophic outcome if Sītā were harmed in the fire—Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s collapse, followed by political and familial ruin for Sugrīva.
Foresight and accountability—Hanumān measures his act against its wider impact on allies and the mission.