वालि–मायावी–बिलप्रवेशः
Vali’s Pursuit of Mayavi and the Cave Episode
अथ दीर्घस्य कालस्य बिलात्तस्माद्विनिस्सृतम्।सफेनं रुधिरं रक्तमहं दृष्ट्वा सुदुःखितः।।4.9.17।।
atha dīrghasya kālasya bilāt tasmād viniḥsṛtam | saphenaṃ rudhiraṃ raktaṃ ahaṃ dṛṣṭvā suduḥkhitaḥ || 4.9.17 ||
પછી લાંબા સમય પછી તે ગુહામાંથી ફેનયુક્ત લોહી બહાર નીકળતું મેં જોયું; એ જોઈ હું અત્યંત દુઃખિત થયો.
Acting responsibly on evidence: the verse highlights how visible signs can compel moral and practical decisions, even when certainty is painful.
Sugrīva observes foaming blood emerging from the cave, which he interprets as a sign that Vāli has been killed.
Sensitivity and compassion—his immediate response is grief rather than self-interest.