Shloka 20
सम्पाति
अङ्गदसंवादः / Sampati and Angada: Genealogy, Jatayu, and the Search Vow
मम पित्रा विरुद्धो हि सुग्रीवस्सचिवैस्सह।निहत्य वालिनं रामस्ततस्तमभिषेचयत्।।।।
mama pitrā viruddho hi sugrīvas sacivaiḥ saha | nihatya vālinam rāmas tatas tam abhiṣecayat ||
Sugrīva, junto con sus ministros, se había vuelto en verdad enemigo de mi padre; entonces Rāma, tras dar muerte a Vālin, lo ungió e instaló como rey.
'Sugriva and his ministers developed hostility towards my father. Rama killed Vali and installed Sugriva as king.
FAQs
It points to rājadharma: kingship is tied to order and legitimacy, and political transitions (abhiṣeka) are framed as restoring rightful governance—though they arise from conflict.
Angada recounts the Kiṣkindhā conflict: Sugrīva opposed Vālin, Rāma killed Vālin, and Sugrīva was anointed king.
Rāma’s role as an enforcer of pledged justice within an alliance, and Sugrīva’s attainment of kingship through formal consecration.