Shloka 15
ततस्ते राक्षसाः प्राप्ता बलिनो युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः।रक्षणार्थं तु देहस्य प्रतियुद्धा मया रणे।।।।
tatas te rākṣasāḥ prāptā balino yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ |
rakṣaṇārthaṃ tu dehasya pratiyuddhā mayā raṇe ||
“Kemudian rākṣasa-rākṣasa itu datang, perkasa dan dahaga akan perang; dan di medan laga aku melawan semata-mata demi melindungi tubuhku.”
"Wishing to see the king I honoured this astra and not otherwise. Even though I was tormented by the ogres and released by the astra I submitted to you as I have a small work assigned by the king.
FAQs
Justified force: violence is framed as defensive (ātma-rakṣā), not aggression—an ethical boundary on the use of strength.
After Hanumān’s provocations, rākṣasa warriors attack him; he explains that his fighting was retaliatory and defensive.
Restraint—Hanumān presents his combat as necessity, not cruelty.