Shloka 72
दुन्दुभिवधप्रसङ्गः
The Dundubhi Episode and the Proof of Rama’s Prowess
हतस्य महिषस्यास्थि पादेनैकेन लक्ष्मण।उद्यम्याथ प्रक्षिपेच्चेत्तरसा द्वे धनुश्शते4.11.72।।
hatasya mahiṣasyāsthi pādenaikena lakṣmaṇa |
udyamyātha prakṣipet cet tarasā dve dhanuḥśate || 4.11.72 ||
હે લક્ષ્મણ, જો રામ એક જ પગથી તે હણાયેલા મહિષની હાડકાં ઊંચકી, અને તેને વેગથી બે સો ધનુષ જેટલા અંતરે ફેંકી શકે॥4.11.72॥
'O Lakshmana! and if Rama can also lift the dead buffalo's (Dundubhi's) skeleton and hurl it to a distance of two hundred bows with one of his feet.
FAQs
Dharma in leadership and alliance-making requires due diligence: Sugriva proposes measurable proof so that the pursuit of justice against Vālī proceeds with truthful certainty and minimal needless risk.
Sugriva proposes another demonstration of strength—moving Dundubhi’s remains a great distance—to confirm Rama’s capacity.
Sugriva’s careful judgment: he seeks objective confirmation before committing to a decisive, morally weighty conflict.