Shloka 16
सुग्रीवस्य वैरानुकथनम्
Sugriva’s Account of Enmity and Appeal to Rama
स तु दृष्ट्वैव मां रात्रौ सद्वितीयं महाबलः4.10.15।।प्राद्रवद्भयसन्त्रस्तो वीक्ष्यावां समुपागतौ।अनुद्रुतश्च वेगेन प्रविवेश महाबिलम्4.10.16।।
sa tu dṛṣṭvaiva māṃ rātrau sadvitīyaṃ mahābalaḥ | prādravad bhayasantrasto vīkṣyāvāṃ samupāgatau | anudrutaś ca vegena praviveśa mahābilam ||
Ayat ini mengulang uraian sebelumnya: makhluk perkasa itu, melihat aku pada malam hari bersama seorang pendamping, ketakutan lalu melarikan diri; ketika melihat kami berdua mendekat, ia—dikejar dari dekat—segera menerobos masuk ke gua yang sangat besar.
'The powerful demon that night saw me followed by another advancing towards him and fled out of fear. When we chased him, he entered this huge cave in great speed.
FAQs
The ethical point remains the same as the repeated verse: confronting aggression in protection of order, narrated truthfully without embellishment.
A duplicated transmission reiterates Māyāvī’s fearful flight into a great cave while being pursued by Sugrīva and Vālin.
Consistency in truthful witness (satya) and steadiness in pursuit of a threat.