Shloka 44
रावणान्तःपुरे शयनदर्शनम्
Hanumān Observes Rāvaṇa’s Inner Apartments and Sleeping Court
डिण्डिमं परिगृह्यान्या तथैवासक्तडिण्डिमा।प्रसुप्ता तरुणं वत्समुपगूह्येव भामिनी।।।।
ḍiṇḍimaṃ parigṛhyānyā tathaivāsakta-ḍiṇḍimā |
prasuptā taruṇaṃ vatsam upagūhyeva bhāminī ||
अन्या तु तथैव डिण्डिमम् आलम्ब्य, डिण्डिमासक्तहस्ता, प्रसुप्ता; यथा माता तरुणं वत्सम् उपगूह्य शयिता, तथा सा भामिनी।
One lovely woman and another held a drum and slept as if they were hugging their young child.
FAQs
The ethical lesson remains implicit: dharma calls for disciplined awareness in morally complex spaces; Hanumān’s truthful intent prevents him from misreading or exploiting what he sees.
Hanumān continues noting the sleeping women; one holds her drum with the tenderness of a mother embracing a young one.
Respectfulness and restraint (maryādā, saṃyama) in Hanumān’s conduct as an envoy.