Shloka 18
रावणभवनपरिक्रमणं हनूमतः शोकविचारश्च
Hanuman’s Circuit of Ravana’s Palace and the Crisis of Deliberation
निवेद्यमाने दोषस्स्याद्दोषस्स्यादनिवेदने।।।।कथं नु खलु कर्तव्यं विषमं प्रतिभाति मे।
nivedyamāne doṣaḥ syād doṣaḥ syād anivedane | kathaṃ nu khalu kartavyaṃ viṣamaṃ pratibhāti me ||
اگر میں خبر دوں تو بھی عیب ہو سکتا ہے، اور اگر نہ دوں تو بھی عیب ہو سکتا ہے۔ آخر کیا کروں؟ یہ معاملہ مجھے نہایت دشوار اور خطرناک دکھائی دیتا ہے۔
"I wonder what the right course of action is when things have taken such a turn? What is proper for me to do? Hanuman once again deliberated.
FAQs
Dharma involves discerning right action when duties conflict: satya (truth-telling) must be balanced with ahimsā (non-harm) and responsibility, especially under uncertainty.
Hanumān is torn between informing Rāma of failure (or grim possibilities) and withholding it, fearing wrongdoing in either choice.
Moral discernment—Hanumān actively evaluates consequences rather than acting impulsively.