किष्किन्धायां सुग्रीवस्य नादः
Sugriva’s War-Cry at Kishkindha
ततस्सजीमूतगणप्रणादोनादं ह्यमुञ्चत्त्वरया प्रतीतः।सूर्यात्मजश्शौर्यविवृद्धतेजाःसरित्पतिर्वाऽनिलचञ्चलोर्मिः4.14.22।।
tatas sajīmūtagaṇapraṇādo nādaṁ hy amuñcat tvarayā pratītaḥ |
sūryātmajaḥ śauryavivṛddhatejāḥ saritpatir vā’nilacañcalormiḥ || 4.14.22 ||
ત્યારે સૂર્યપુત્ર—પરાક્રમે વધેલી તેજસ્વિતા ધરાવતો—ઝડપે આગળ વધ્યો અને મેઘસમૂહોના ગર્જનાસમાન નાદ છોડ્યો; જાણે પવનથી ચંચળ તરંગો ધરાવતો સરિત્પતિ સમુદ્ર ગર્જે તેમ.
'We have arrived at Kishkinda, the capital of Vali, decorated with flags and having a glittering golden archway that can be opened mechanically. Teeming with monkeys, it looks like a snare to catch the enemy.
The verse portrays valor as a force that amplifies one’s ‘tejas’ (moral-spiritual radiance); in dharmic terms, power gains legitimacy when linked to righteous purpose rather than mere domination.
Sugriva surges forward with speed and a cloud-like roar, bringing the sarga to a climactic close as the confrontation is set in motion.
Tejas joined with śaurya—radiant courage and spirited resolve, presented as the energy needed to face injustice.