Shloka 33
हनुमता सीतासंवादोपायचिन्ता
Hanuman’s Deliberation on How to Address Sita
विमृशंश्च न पश्यामि यो हते मयि वानरः।।।।शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं लङ्घयेत महोदधिम्।
vimṛśaṃś ca na paśyāmi yo hate mayi vānaraḥ | śatayojanavistīrṇaṃ laṅghayet mahodadhim ||
ആലോചിച്ചിട്ടും, ഞാൻ ഹതനായാൽ നൂറു യോജന വ്യാപ്തിയുള്ള മഹോദധി ചാടി വീണ്ടും ഇവിടെ എത്താൻ കഴിയുന്ന മറ്റൊരു വാനരനെ ഞാൻ കാണുന്നില്ല.
"When I am killed here, I cannot see any other vanara who can leap over a hundred yojanas of the ocean (to reach this place).
FAQs
Responsible duty through realistic self-assessment: Hanumān weighs the mission’s fragility and the consequences if the capable agent is lost, emphasizing prudent action rather than reckless confidence.
In Laṅkā, before speaking to Sītā, Hanumān reflects on the risks of failure—especially that no other Vānara may be able to replicate the ocean-crossing if he is killed.
Prudence (viveka) and accountability: he evaluates capability and contingency, keeping the larger goal—Sītā’s rescue—above personal bravado.