Shloka 8
सप्तदशः सर्गः
Hanuman Beholds Sita in the Ashoka Grove
दिदृक्षमाणो वैदेहीं हनुमान्मारुतात्मजः।स ददर्शाविदूरस्था राक्षसीर्घोरदर्शनाः।।5.17.4।।एकाक्षीमेककर्णां च कर्णप्रावरणां तथा।अकर्णां शङ्कुकर्णां च मस्तकोच्छ्वासनासिकाम्।।5.17.5।।अतिकायोत्तमाङ्गीं च तनुदीर्घशिरोधराम्।ध्वस्तकेशीं तथाऽकेशीं केशकम्बलधारिणीम्।।5.17.6।।लम्बकर्णललाटां च लम्बोदरपयोधराम्।लम्बोष्ठीं चुबुकोष्ठीं च लम्बास्यां लम्बजानुकाम्।।5.17.7।।ह्रस्वां दीर्घां तथा कुब्जां विकटां वामनां तथा।करालां भुग्नवक्त्रां च पिङ्गाक्षीं विकृताननाम्।।5.17.8।।
hrasvāṃ dīrghāṃ tathā kubjāṃ vikaṭāṃ vāmanāṃ tathā |
karālāṃ bhugnavaktrāṃ ca piṅgākṣīṃ vikṛtānanām ||
അവൻ ചെറുതായവളെയും, ഉയരമുള്ളവളെയും, കൂനുള്ളവളെയും, ഭീകരമായ വികടരൂപിണിയെയും, വാമനരൂപിണിയെയും കണ്ടു; വായ് പിളർന്ന കരാളയെയും, മുഖം വളഞ്ഞവളെയും, പിങ്ങളനേത്രയെയും, വികൃതമുഖിയെയും കണ്ടു.
While Hanuman was eager to observe Sita he saw many shedemons in ugly appearance close by her. One of them was oneeyed, another with a single ear, a third had ears covering the body, yet another had pointed (spikelike) ears, one was breathing through the nose on the head, one had long thin neck, one was hairless another had hair covering like a blanket. One of them had hanging ears on the forehead, another had big hanging lips, still another had long lips hanging up to the chin. So also one had protruding knees, one stunted, one tall, another had lips extending up to her chin, yet another was longfaced and another had long knees. There was one pigmy, one tall, one was humpbacked and another a dwarf.Similarly an ugly looking one, another with gaping mouth, still another with a distorted face, one with yellow eyes and one of deformed face were seen.
FAQs
Dharma is vigilant perseverance: even when surrounded by frightening forces, one continues the truthful, protective duty without abandoning the goal.
The catalogue of rākṣasī forms concludes, emphasizing the intimidating environment around Sītā.
Alertness—Hanumān evaluates threats precisely, a necessary virtue for righteous rescue.