Shloka 19
तस्य त्वं कुरु वै कार्यं पूर्वं तेन कृतं तव।हरीश्वर कपिश्रेष्ठानाज्ञापयितुमर्हसि।।
tasya tvaṃ kuru vai kāryaṃ pūrvaṃ tena kṛtaṃ tava |
harīśvara kapiśreṣṭhān ājñāpayitum arhasi ||
সেয়ে, তেওঁ আগতে তোমাৰ বাবে যি কাৰ্য কৰিছিল, সেইদৰে তুমিও তেওঁৰ কাৰ্য সম্পন্ন কৰা। হৰীশ্বৰ, কপিশ্ৰেষ্ঠসকলক আজ্ঞা দিবলৈ তুমি যোগ্য॥
'O king! pray accomplish his object the same way he has accomplished your own. You ought to issue orders to the foremost of the monkeys.
FAQs
Reciprocity in alliance: one must repay help with help, and fulfill pledged support through concrete governance actions (issuing commands and mobilizing forces).
Sugriva is instructed to formally mobilize the Vānara leaders and commence the search operation for Sita, repaying Rama’s earlier assistance.
Leadership aligned with dharma—using authority to serve truth and obligation, not personal comfort.