Shloka 5
द्वादशः सर्गः — हनूमतः अन्तःपुरविचयः
Hanuman’s Search Through Ravana’s Inner Apartments
सीतामदृष्ट्वा ह्यनवाप्य पौरुषंविहृत्य कालं सह वानरैश्चिरम्।न मेऽस्ति सुग्रीवसमीपगा गतिःसुतीक्ष्णदण्डो बलवांश्च वानरः।।।।
sītām adṛṣṭvā hy anavāpya pauruṣaṃ vihṛtya kālaṃ saha vānaraiś ciram |
na me 'sti sugrīvasamīpagā gatiḥ sutīkṣṇadaṇḍo balavāṃś ca vānaraḥ ||
सीताम् अदृष्ट्वा अनवाप्य च पौरुषं वानरैः सह चिरं कालं विहृत्य, न मे सुग्रीवसमीपगा गतिः; स बलवान् वानरः सुतीक्ष्णदण्डो मां दण्डयेत्।
'I have spent a long time with vanaras. I have not succeded in my efforts to find Sita. I dare not see Sugriva now without finding Sita and without fulfilling my task. Sugriva will punish me severely. There is no way out.'
FAQs
Dharma is accountability in service: a messenger must complete the entrusted task truthfully (satya) and effectively, and must accept responsibility for failure rather than offer excuses.
Hanuman fears returning to Sugrīva empty-handed after a long search, anticipating strict consequences for failing the mission.
Sense of duty and responsibility—Hanuman measures himself by results, not by time spent.