Shloka 30
Bhīma–Hanūmān Dialogue on Yugas (युगवर्णनम्)
निकृतः स ततो क्रात्रा कस्मिंश्चित् कारणान्तरे । ऋष्यमूके मया सार्ध सुग्रीवो न््यवसच्चिरम्,किसी कारणान्तरसे वालीने अपने भाई सुग्रीवको घरसे निकाल दिया, तब बहुत दिनोंतक वे मेरे साथ ऋष्यमूक पर्वतपर रहे
nikṛtaḥ sa tato bhrātrā kasmiṃścit kāraṇāntare | ṛṣyamūke mayā sārdhaṃ sugrīvo nyavasac ciram ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Dann wurde er (Sugrīva) unter irgendeinem Vorwand von seinem eigenen Bruder hintergangen und verstoßen. Danach lebte Sugrīva lange Zeit mit mir zusammen auf dem Berge Ṛṣyamūka.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical gravity of fraternal betrayal: when power is used to wrong one’s own kin on a mere pretext, it violates dharma and forces the innocent into exile; yet endurance and right companionship can preserve one through adversity.
Sugrīva is said to have been wronged and expelled by his brother Vāli for some alleged reason; afterward, Sugrīva resides for a long time with the narrator (here, Vaiśampāyana’s reported voice) on Mount Ṛṣyamūka.