Shloka 22
द्वादशः सर्गः — हनूमतः अन्तःपुरविचयः
Hanuman’s Search Through Ravana’s Inner Apartments
प्रमथ्य राक्षसेन्द्रेण नागकन्या बलाद्धृताः।दृष्टा हनुमता तत्र न सा जनकनन्दिनी।।।।
pramathya rākṣasendreṇa nāgakanyā balāddhṛtāḥ |
dṛṣṭā hanumatā tatra na sā janakanandinī ||
അവിടെ ഹനുമാൻ, രാക്ഷസേന്ദ്രൻ ബലാൽക്കാരംകൊണ്ട് കീഴടക്കി അപഹരിച്ച നാഗകന്യകളെ കണ്ടു; എന്നാൽ അവൾ ജനകനന്ദിനിയായ ശ്രീസീതയല്ലായിരുന്നു.
Hanuman saw the daghters of nagas kidnapped by Ravana forcibly after victory in war but not Sita, the delight of Janaka.
FAQs
A contrast of dharma and adharma: forced abduction is condemned implicitly, sharpening the moral stakes of rescuing Sītā.
Hanumān observes women held captive by Rāvaṇa’s violence, yet still cannot identify Sītā among them.
Moral clarity—he recognizes coercion and captivity as wrong and remains intent on freeing the truly wronged.