Shloka 19
द्वादशः सर्गः — हनूमतः अन्तःपुरविचयः
Hanuman’s Search Through Ravana’s Inner Apartments
राक्षस्यो विविधाकारा विरूपा विकृतास्तथा।दृष्टा हनुमता तत्र न तु सा जनकात्मजा।।।।
rākṣasyo vividhākārā virūpā vikṛtās tathā |
dṛṣṭā hanumatā tatra na tu sā janakātmajā ||
അവിടെ ഹനുമാൻ പലവിധത്തിലുള്ള—വികൃതവും വിരൂപവും ആയ—രാക്ഷസിമാരെ കണ്ടു; എന്നാൽ ജനകാത്മജയായ സീതയെ അവൻ കണ്ടില്ല.
Hanuman could see only ogresses of different types-ugly, deformed but could not find the daughter of Janaka.
FAQs
Satya (truthfulness to reality) and steadiness: even amid frightening sights, one must keep focus on the righteous objective.
Hanumān continues searching within Laṅkā; he encounters many rākṣasīs but still cannot locate Sītā.
Single-pointed purpose—he does not get distracted by fear or revulsion from what he sees.