Shloka 42
रावणान्तःपुर-पानभूमि-विचयः
Hanumān’s Survey of Rāvaṇa’s Inner Palace and Banquet Hall
नान्यत्र हि मया शक्या वैदेही परिमार्गितुम्।।5.11.42।।स्त्रियो हि स्त्रीषु दृश्यन्ते सदा सम्परिमार्गणे।
nānyatra hi mayā śakyā vaidehī parimārgitum || 5.11.42 ||
striyo hi strīṣu dṛśyante sadā samparimārgaṇe |
വൈദേഹിയെ ഞാൻ മറ്റെവിടെയും അന്വേഷിക്കാൻ കഴിയില്ല; സമഗ്രമായ തിരച്ചിലിൽ സ്ത്രീകളെ സ്ത്രീകളുടെ ഇടയിൽ തന്നെയാണ് അന്വേഷിച്ചും തിരിച്ചറിയുന്നതും.
Even while valiant Hanuman was looking among the daughters of gods, gandharvas and nagas he could not find Janaki.
FAQs
Dharma as right method: Hanuman insists on a truthful, appropriate means of investigation—seeking Sita in the place where women would rightly be found, without arbitrary suspicion or disorderly searching.
After surveying parts of Ravana’s palace, Hanuman reasons that Sita must be searched for among the women’s quarters, not in unrelated places.
Practical wisdom (prajñā) joined with integrity—clear reasoning guided by the mission’s righteous aim.