Shloka 10
किष्किन्धायां सुग्रीवस्य नादः
Sugriva’s War-Cry at Kishkindha
अद्य वालिसमुत्थं ते भयं वैरं च वानर।एकेनाहं प्रमोक्ष्यामि बाणमोक्षेण संयुगे4.14.10।।
adya vāli-samutthaṃ te bhayaṃ vairaṃ ca vānara | ekenāhaṃ pramokṣyāmi bāṇa-mokṣeṇa saṃyuge ||
Ô Vānara, aujourd’hui, dans le combat, je te délivrerai de la peur et de l’hostilité nées de Vāli, par le lâcher d’une seule flèche.
'O monkey, with the release of a single arrow in the combat, I shall dispel your fear and enmity (hatred) for Vali.
FAQs
Dharma as protection of the afflicted: Rāma frames his intervention as removing fear and wrongful oppression, aligning power with the duty to safeguard allies.
Before Sugrīva challenges Vāli, Rāma assures him that he will neutralize Vāli with a single arrow during the combat.
Reliability and resolve—Rāma’s steady commitment to defend an ally and act decisively.