Shloka 19
वानरसेनामोचनम् / Mobilization of the Vanara Hosts
मृत्युकालोपमस्याऽज्ञां राजराजस्य वानराः।सुग्रीवस्याययु श्श्रुत्वा सुग्रीवभयदर्शिनः।।।।
mṛtyukālopamasyājñāṃ rājarājasya vānarāḥ |
sugrīvasyāyayuḥ śrutvā sugrīvabhayadarśinaḥ ||
Als die Affen den Befehl Sugrīvas vernahmen — des Königs der Könige, dem die Todeszeit selbst gleicht — eilten sie sogleich herbei, denn sie fürchteten seinen Unwillen.
In response to the command of the king, who was like death to them, the monkeys came at once, driven by fear from Sugriva.
FAQs
Social order through enforceable authority: rajadharma includes ensuring compliance so that a righteous mission is not undermined by indifference.
The Vānaras, aware of Sugrīva’s strictness and penalties, respond immediately upon hearing the summons.
Governance capacity—Sugrīva’s ability to compel swift mobilization, ensuring collective action.