Valmiki Ramayana 5.30.32 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 32
हनुमता सीतासंवादोपायचिन्ता
Hanuman’s Deliberation on How to Address Sita
विशस्ते वा गृहीते वा रक्षोभिर्मयि संयुगे।।।।नान्यं पश्यामि रामस्य सहायं कार्यसाधने।
viśaste vā gṛhīte vā rakṣobhir mayi saṃyuge | nānyaṃ paśyāmi rāmasya sahāyaṃ kāryasādhane ||
യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ഞാൻ രാക്ഷസന്മാരാൽ കൊല്ലപ്പെടുകയോ പിടിക്കപ്പെടുകയോ ചെയ്താൽ, രാമന്റെ കാര്യം സാധിപ്പിക്കാൻ മറ്റൊരു സഹായിയെ ഞാൻ കാണുന്നില്ല.
"If I am killed in the combat or captured by the demons, I do not see another person who can help in accomplishing this task.
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Dharma as accountability to one’s role: Hanumān recognizes that his survival and freedom are ethically necessary for completing the entrusted work for Rāma.
Hanumān assesses the stakes: if he is killed or captured in Laṅkā, the rescue mission may lose its crucial agent.
Unwavering commitment to duty, paired with sober awareness of responsibility.
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