Shloka 4.18.45
वाली–रामसंवादः (Rama’s Justification to Vali on Rājadharma)
एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण वाली प्रव्यथितो भृशम्।।न दोषं राघवे दध्यौ धर्मेऽधिगतनिश्चयः।
evam uktaḥ tu rāmeṇa vālī pravyathito bhṛśam | na doṣaṃ rāghave dadhyau dharme ’dhigataniścayaḥ ||
Thus addressed by Rāma, Vālī was deeply pained; yet, having reached clarity about dharma, he no longer perceived any fault in Rāghava.
Vali was very much pained to hear Rama. He became free from confusion regarding dharma and no longer found fault with Rama.
True dharma-inquiry can dissolve blame: when understanding arises, hostility gives way to moral clarity, even amid personal suffering.
After hearing Rāma’s extended justification, Vālī internally resolves the dharma-question and stops accusing Rāma.
Vālī’s capacity for ethical recognition—accepting a dharmic conclusion even when it is personally devastating.