Shloka 192
समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः
Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing
स तस्या विवृते वक्त्रे वज्रसंहननः कपिः।संक्षिप्य मुहुरात्मानं निष्पपात महाबलः।।।।
sa tasyā vivṛte vaktre vajrasaṃhananaḥ kapiḥ |
saṃkṣipya muhur ātmānaṃ niṣpapāta mahābalaḥ ||
ఆమె నోరు విప్పగానే వజ్రసంహతుడైన మహాబల కపి క్షణమాత్రంలో తన దేహాన్ని సంకోచింపజేసి ఆ నోటిలోకి దూకెను।
Hanuman, the vanara whose physique was as hard as thunderbolt suddenly contracted once again and entered her opened mouth.
FAQs
Dharma may require skillful means (upāya): courage joined to strategy, not reckless force, to protect a righteous objective.
Hanumān uses size-shifting tactically—contracting himself to enter Siṃhikā’s open mouth as part of defeating her.
Dākṣya (dexterity/skill) and dhṛti (steadfast nerve) under immediate threat.