Shloka 51
दुन्दुभिवधप्रसङ्गः
The Dundubhi Episode and the Proof of Rama’s Prowess
इत्युक्त्वाऽथ विनिष्क्रम्य ददर्श मुनिसत्तमः।महिषं पर्वताकारं गतासुं पतितं भुवि4.11.51।।
ity uktvā 'tha viniṣkramya dadarśa munisattamaḥ |
mahiṣaṃ parvatākāraṃ gatāsuṃ patitaṃ bhuvi || 4.11.51 ||
Nachdem er so gesprochen hatte, trat der Beste der Weisen heraus und sah einen Büffel, berggleich an Gestalt, tot am Boden liegen.
'The venerable sage came out of the hermitage and saw a mountaneous buffalo fallen dead on the floor.
FAQs
Acts of violence have social and spiritual fallout; death and bloodshed are not isolated events when they intrude into protected, sacred environments.
The sage steps out to verify the cause and discovers a huge buffalo corpse, confirming a violent incident nearby.
Discernment and responsibility—investigating a disturbance rather than ignoring it.