Shloka 4.10.16

सुग्रीवस्य वैरानुकथनम् (Sugriva’s Account of Enmity and Appeal to Rama)

Devanagari script

स तु दृष्ट्वैव मां रात्रौ सद्वितीयं महाबलः4.10.15।।प्राद्रवद्भयसन्त्रस्तो वीक्ष्यावां समुपागतौ।अनुद्रुतश्च वेगेन प्रविवेश महाबिलम्4.10.16।।

Transliteration

sa tu dṛṣṭvaiva māṃ rātrau sadvitīyaṃ mahābalaḥ | prādravad bhayasantrasto vīkṣyāvāṃ samupāgatau | anudrutaś ca vegena praviveśa mahābilam ||

Translation

This verse repeats the account: the powerful one, seeing me at night with a companion, fled in fear and, closely pursued, rushed into a vast cave.

Context

'The powerful demon that night saw me followed by another advancing towards him and fled out of fear. When we chased him, he entered this huge cave in great speed.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Vālin
• Māyāvī (implied)
• mahābila (great cave)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The ethical point remains the same as the repeated verse: confronting aggression in protection of order, narrated truthfully without embellishment.

What is the narrative situation?

A duplicated transmission reiterates Māyāvī’s fearful flight into a great cave while being pursued by Sugrīva and Vālin.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Consistency in truthful witness (satya) and steadiness in pursuit of a threat.