Shloka 5
लङ्कादाहः — The Burning of Lanka
Catuḥpañcāśaḥ Sargaḥ
यो ह्ययं मम लाङ्गूले दीप्यते हव्यवाहनः।अस्य सन्तर्पणं न्याय्यं कर्तुमेभिर्गृहोत्तमैः।।।।
yo hy ayaṃ mama lāṅgūle dīpyate havyavāhanaḥ | asya santarpaṇaṃ nyāyyaṃ kartum ebhir gṛhottamaiḥ ||
“എന്റെ വാലിൽ ഹവ്യവാഹനമായ അഗ്നി ജ്വലിക്കുന്നതിനാൽ, ഈ ഉത്തമ ഗൃഹങ്ങളാൽ അതിനെ തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തുക യുക്തമാണ്.”
Hanuman, son of the Wind-god stood at ease having shattered the garden that was full of excellent trees, and killed the demons and burnt down rows of beautiful houses in the city.
FAQs
Dharma here is framed as purposeful action in service of Rama’s mission: Hanuman treats the imposed punishment (burning tail) not as humiliation but as a means to weaken adharma in Lanka. The ‘proper’ (nyāyya) act is to turn suffering into righteous instrumentality.
Hanuman’s tail has been set on fire by the Rakshasas; he decides to use that very fire to ignite Lanka’s mansions.
Resourceful courage (pratibhā + vīrya): he converts danger into strategy without losing focus on the larger moral objective.