Shloka 17
क इदानीं महातेजा लङ्घयिष्यति सागरम्।कः करिष्यति सुग्रीवं सत्यसन्धमरिन्दमम्।।।।
ka idānīṃ mahātejā laṅghayiṣyati sāgaram | kaḥ kariṣyati sugrīvaṃ satyasandham arindamam ||
«¿Quién ahora, dotado de gran esplendor y fuerza, cruzará el océano? ¿Quién hará que Sugrīva—domador de enemigos, fiel a su voto—quede vindicado?»
'O monkeys! which one can leap a hundred yojanas and liberate the monkey leaders from the great fear of Sugriva?
FAQs
Satya as lived responsibility: vows must be fulfilled through courageous action; the group must enable Sugrīva’s pledged duty to be completed.
Aṅgada challenges the assembly to identify the one capable of crossing the ocean so the search for Sītā—and Sugrīva’s promise to Rāma—does not fail.
Courage joined to accountability: stepping forward so that a righteous promise is not rendered empty.