Shloka 5
रावण-प्रहस्त-हनूमद्वार्ता
Ravana and Prahasta Question Hanuman
दुरात्मा पृच्छ्यतामेष कुतः किं वात्र कारणम्।वनभङ्गे च कोऽस्यार्थो राक्षसीनां च तर्जने।।।।
durātmā pṛcchyatām eṣa kutaḥ kiṃ vātra kāraṇam |
vanabhaṅge ca ko ’syārtho rākṣasīnāṃ ca tarjane ||
“Hãy tra hỏi kẻ ác tâm này: hắn từ đâu đến, và vì cớ gì có mặt ở đây? Hắn toan tính gì khi phá nát khu lâm uyển và đe dọa các nữ La-sát?”
"Enquire from this wicked one, why he has come and from where, Why he destroyed the garden and for what purpose he threatened the demonesses?
FAQs
Before judging or punishing, authority should investigate motives and causes. Dharma in governance begins with inquiry aimed at truth (satya).
Rāvaṇa orders that the captured intruder be interrogated about his origin, intent, and actions in the grove and against the guards.
Administrative discernment: seeking facts and intent rather than acting only from anger.