Shloka 115
सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः
हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्
तेषां तु हतशेषा ये ते गत्वा लघुविक्रमाः।निहतं च महत्सैन्यं रावणायाचचक्षिरे।।।।
teṣāṃ tu hataśeṣā ye te gatvā laghuvikramāḥ |
nihataṃ ca mahatsainyaṃ rāvaṇāyācacakṣire ||
Ngunit yaong mga nakaligtas—ang mahihinang mandirigma—ay umalis at ipinaalam kay Rāvaṇa na ang malaking hukbo ay napatay.
"Those who were left behind, the less powerful ones went and reported to Ravana that the great army has been killed.
FAQs
Satya (truthfulness) in reporting events: even in war, facts of loss and consequence must be faced; adharma-driven aggression leads to inevitable accountability.
After Hanumān’s destruction of Rāvaṇa’s forces, the remaining minor fighters escape and inform Rāvaṇa that a large contingent has been killed.
Clear-eyed truth (satya-bhāva) in testimony—reporting what happened without concealment, which drives the next narrative response.