Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 51, Shloka 27
हनूमदुपदेशः रावणस्य च कोपः
Hanuman’s Counsel to Ravana and Ravana’s Wrath
सुग्रीवो न हि देवोऽयं नासुरो न च राक्षसः।न दानवो न गन्धर्वो न यक्षो न च पन्नगः।।।।तस्मात्प्राणपरित्राणं कथं राजन्करिष्यसि।
sugrīvo na hi devo 'yaṃ nāsuro na ca rākṣasaḥ | na dānavo na gandharvo na yakṣo na ca pannagaḥ || tasmāt prāṇaparitrāṇaṃ kathaṃ rājan kariṣyasi |
Sugrīva ini bukan dewa, bukan asura, dan bukan pula rākṣasa; bukan dānava, bukan gandharva, bukan yakṣa, dan bukan juga makhluk ular. Maka, wahai raja, bagaimana tuanku akan melindungi nyawa tuanku?
"Sugriva is not an demon, nor a danava nor gandharva, nor a yaksha nor even a pannaga. Therefore how can you save your life from Sugriva?
FAQs
Relying on technical protections while persisting in injustice is folly; dharma works through unforeseen agents beyond one’s assumptions.
Hanumān highlights that Rāvaṇa’s imagined safety from certain classes of beings does not guarantee safety from others involved in Rāma’s alliance.
Pragmatic wisdom in moral counsel—Hanumān exposes overconfidence and urges a dharmic course before war becomes inevitable.