Shloka 4.57.19

सम्पाति–अङ्गदसंवादः / Sampati and Angada: Genealogy, Jatayu, and the Search Vow

Devanagari script

ततो मम पितृव्येण सुग्रीवेण महात्मना।चकार राघवस्सख्यं सोऽवधीत्पितरं मम।।।।

Transliteration

tato mama pitṛvyeṇa sugrīveṇa mahātmanā | cakāra rāghavas sakhyaṃ so 'vadhīt pitaraṃ mama ||

Translation

Then Rāghava (Rāma) formed a friendship with my paternal uncle, the great-souled Sugrīva; and he (Rāma) slew my father.

Context

'Then Rama made friendship with my father's brother, great self Sugriva and killed my father.

Characters & Entities

• Angada
• Sugrīva
• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Vālin (implied as Angada’s father)

FAQs

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

The verse foregrounds the dharma of alliance and pledged friendship (sakhya), while also pointing to the moral weight of political violence: actions taken for restoring order can still be personally painful to those affected.

What is the narrative situation?

Angada summarizes the turning point in Kiṣkindhā: Rāma allies with Sugrīva and, to secure Sugrīva’s claim, kills Vālin—Angada’s father.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sugrīva’s reliance on righteous alliance, and Rāma’s commitment to a pledged cause—though it entails difficult consequences.