Shloka 26
हनूमद्
दूत्यम् / Hanuman’s Mediation and Lakshmana’s Appeal to Sugriva
ईदृशा बुद्धिसम्पन्ना जितक्रोधा जितेन्द्रियाः।द्रष्टव्या वानरेन्द्रेण दिष्ट्या दर्शनमागताः।।
īdṛśā buddhisampannā jitakrodhā jitendriyāḥ | draṣṭavyā vānarendreṇa diṣṭyā darśanam āgatāḥ ||
واقعی بڑی سعادت ہے! ایسے مرد—عقل و دانائی سے آراستہ، غصّے پر غالب اور حواس کو قابو میں رکھنے والے—یہاں دیدار کے لیے آ پہنچے ہیں۔ وानروں کے راجہ کو چاہیے کہ وہ آپ حضرات کی خدمت میں حاضر ہو۔
'It is a matter of great fortune that you who have intelligence, control over your senses and conquered anger have come to see the lord of monkeys who needs instead, to approach you.
FAQs
Dharma is self-governance: mastery over anger and senses qualifies one for righteous action and worthy association; it also implies proper protocol (maryādā) in approaching the virtuous.
Hanumān assesses Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s qualities and argues that Sugrīva should respectfully approach them.
Rāma–Lakṣmaṇa’s restraint (jitakrodha, jitendriya) and Hanumān’s discernment in recognizing virtue.