Shloka 14
हनूमद्
दूत्यम् / Hanuman’s Mediation and Lakshmana’s Appeal to Sugriva
सुखार्हस्य महार्हस्य सर्वभूतहितात्मनः।ऐश्वर्येण च हीनस्य वनवासाश्रितस्य च4.4.13।।रक्षसाऽपहृता भार्या रहिते कामरूपिणा।तच्च न ज्ञायते रक्षः पत्नी येनास्य सा हृता4.4.14।।
sukhārhasya mahārhasya sarvabhūta-hitātmanaḥ | aiśvaryeṇa ca hīnasya vanavāsāśritasya ca || 4.4.13 || rakṣasā ’pahṛtā bhāryā rahite kāmarūpiṇā | tac ca na jñāyate rakṣaḥ patnī yenāsya sā hṛtā || 4.4.14 ||
Inilah juga kenyataan yang sama: Rāma, yang layak menikmati kesenangan dan kemuliaan, berhati demi kebajikan semua makhluk, kini kehilangan kedaulatan dan bernaung di rimba; ketika baginda tiada, permaisurinya telah diculik oleh seorang rākṣasa yang mampu berubah rupa, namun siapakah rākṣasa itu masih belum diketahui.
'This man who should have lived in comfort and in reverence, one who was worthy of all the wellwishers lost his wealth and was banished into the forest. He is now deprived of his wife kidnapped by an unknown demon who could assume any form at will.
FAQs
The repetition reinforces moral clarity: adharma (abduction through deceit) must be opposed; dharma stands with the innocent and with truthful reporting of harm.
A repeated/duplicated formulation (as in the provided Southern Recension input) restating Sītā’s abduction and the demon’s unknown identity.
Perseverance in truth (satya) and insistence on justice: the wrong is stated plainly and repeatedly to motivate righteous action.