Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 42, Shloka 38
द्विचत्वारिंशः सर्गः (Sarga 42): Omens in Laṅkā, Report to Rāvaṇa, and the Kinkara Assault
स्वामिसन्देशनिश्शङ्कास्ततस्ते राक्षसाः कपिम्।चित्रैः प्रहरणैर्भीमैरभिपेतुस्ततस्ततः।।5.42.38।।
svāmi-sandeśa-niḥśaṅkās tatas te rākṣasāḥ kapim |
citraiḥ praharaṇair bhīmair abhipetus tatas tataḥ ||5.42.38||
అప్పుడు స్వామి ఆజ్ఞవల్ల నిశ్శంకులై, భయాన్ని విడిచి, భయంకరమైన నానావిధ ఆయుధాలతో ఆ రాక్షసులు అన్ని వైపుల నుండీ కపిపై దూకి వచ్చారు।
Obeying their king's commnad, putting aside their fear, the kinkaras freely attacked the vanara from all directions with dreadful weapons.
FAQs
The verse highlights a dharmic warning: obedience to an unrighteous master can propel one into adharma; command alone does not sanctify action.
Rāvaṇa’s guards, driven by orders, surround and attack Hanumān with many kinds of weapons.
From the attackers: discipline/obedience (though ethically misdirected); from the broader frame: the need to align obedience with dharma.