Shloka 4
लङ्कादर्शनं तथा रात्रौ सूक्ष्मरूपेण प्रवेशोपायचिन्तनम्
Vision of Lanka and Strategy for Nocturnal Entry
शतान्यहं योजनानां क्रमेयं सुबहून्यपि।किं पुनः सागरस्यान्तं संख्यातं शतयोजनम्।।।।
śatāny ahaṃ yojanānāṃ kramēyaṃ subahūny api | kiṃ punaḥ sāgarasyāntaṃ saṅkhyātaṃ śatayojanam ||
ನಾನು ಅನೇಕ ನೂರಾರು ಯೋಜನಗಳನ್ನೂ ಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ದಾಟಬಲ್ಲೆನು; ಹಾಗಿರಲು ಕೇವಲ ನೂರು ಯೋಜನವೆಂದು ಗಣಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಸಮುದ್ರದ ಅಂತರವೇನು ದೊಡ್ಡದು?
(He said to himself), "I can cross a distance of even hundreds of yojanas. What to say of a hundred yojanas which is a calculated distance."
FAQs
Dharma as steadfast service: confidence is not vanity here but a readiness to employ one’s full capacity for a righteous cause.
Hanumān recalls his ability and the already-accomplished ocean-crossing, strengthening his resolve for the next stage of the mission in Laṅkā.
Vīrya (valor/strength) guided by purpose: he recognizes his power as an instrument for Rāma’s work.