Shloka 19
विन्ध्यगुहाविचयः — Searching the Vindhya Caves and the Cursed Forest
Southern Search
सोऽपि तान्वानरान्सर्वान् नष्टा स्स्थेत्यब्रवीद्बली।अभ्यधावत सङ्कृद्धो मुष्टिमुद्यम्य संहितम्।।।।
so 'pi tān vānarān sarvān naṣṭāḥ sthety abravīd balī |
abhyadhāvata saṅkṛddho muṣṭim udyamya saṃhitam ||
Auch er, der Starke, sprach zu all den Affen: „Ihr seid verloren!“ Und von Zorn entbrannt stürmte er auf sie zu, die geballte Faust erhoben.
He went a long distance with other heroic monkeys, searching in the impenetrable caves of Vindhya mountain. They combed interior places, mountain peaks, fortresses surrounded by rivers, lakes, extensive groves of trees, bushes and thickets.
FAQs
The verse depicts adharma: arrogance and threat-driven violence. It implicitly contrasts righteous strength (used in protection and duty) with unrighteous aggression.
The demon verbally threatens the Vānara party and immediately attacks in anger.
By contrast, the Vānaras’ steadiness is implied; the demon displays the vice of wrath (krodha) and boastful cruelty.