Shloka 4.46.18
पृथिवीमण्डलपरिज्ञानम् — Sugriva on Surveying the Earth’s Regions
द्रुमशैलांस्ततः पश्यन्भूयो दक्षिणतोऽपराम्।पश्चिमां च दिशं प्राप्ता वालिना समभिद्रुतः।।।।
punar āvartamānas tu vālinābhidruto drutam |
diśas tasyās tato bhūyaḥ prasthito dakṣiṇāṁ diśam |
vindhyapādapasaṅkīrṇāṁ candanadrumaśobhitām ||
Once more changing my course, as Vālī pursued me with swift strides, I turned from that direction and ran toward the southern quarter, crowded with the Vindhya ranges and adorned with sandalwood trees.
'I was looking at the trees and mountains in the southern direction, I reached the western quarter pursued by Vali.
Dharma is guided action under pressure—Sugrīva keeps seeking a non-violent escape route, aiming for safety rather than retaliation.
Sugrīva narrates how he shifted from the eastern route to the southern direction while being chased by Vālī.
Resourcefulness and restraint—choosing flight and refuge-seeking over destructive confrontation.