Shloka 7
वालिविलापः
Vali’s Final Counsel and the Succession Charge
अस्यां त्वहमवस्थायां वीर वक्ष्यामि यद्वचः।यद्यप्यसुकरं राजन्कर्तुमेव तदर्हसि
asyāṃ tv aham avasthāyāṃ vīra vakṣyāmi yad vacaḥ | yady apy asukaraṃ rājan kartum eva tad arhasi ||
हे वीर राजन्! इस मेरी ऐसी अवस्था में जो वचन मुझे कहना है, वह मैं कहता हूँ। यद्यपि उसे करना कठिन है, तथापि तुम्हें अवश्य ही उसका पालन करना चाहिए।
'O warrior king! you should do whatever I request you at this hour even though it may not be easy.
FAQs
Dharma may demand hard actions; rightful duty is to be performed even when emotionally or politically difficult.
Vāli prepares Sugrīva to accept a final, serious instruction connected to governance and family responsibility.
Resolve (dhṛti): the capacity to do what is right, not merely what is easy.