Shloka 22
मधुवनभङ्गः
The Disruption of Madhuvana and Dadhimukha’s Complaint
ते शिलाः पादपांश्चापि पर्वतांश्चापि वानराः।गृहीत्वाऽऽभ्यगमन् क्रुद्धा यत्र ते कपिकुञ्जराः।।5.62.22।।
te śilāḥ pādapāṃś cāpi parvatāṃś cāpi vānarāḥ | gṛhītvā 'bhyagaman kruddhā yatra te kapikuñjarāḥ ||5.62.22||
Jene Vānara, vom Zorn entbrannt, ergriffen Felsen und Bäume, ja selbst Berge, und rückten zu dem Ort vor, wo jene mächtigen „Elefanten unter den Affen“ waren.
The furious vanara guards lifted rocks, trees and even mountains and went behind Dadhimukha the elephant among the vanaras.
FAQs
It warns how quickly anger can escalate toward violence; Dharma requires restraint and proportionality even when responding to wrongdoing.
The guards, now mobilized and furious, arm themselves with massive objects and move to confront the powerful reveling vānaras.
Protective zeal is shown, but the verse also implicitly underscores the need to temper zeal with discipline.