Shloka 37
स भिन्नहृदयो वाली वक्राच्छोणितमुद्धमन् । ददर्शावस्थितं रामं तत: सौमित्रिणा सह,इससे वालीका वक्ष:स्थल विदीर्ण हो गया और वह अपने मुँहसे रक्त वमन करने लगा। सामने ही उसे लक्ष्मणके साथ खड़े हुए श्रीराम दिखायी दिये
sa bhinnahṛdayo vālī vakrāc choṇitam uddhaman | dadarśāvasthitaṃ rāmaṃ tataḥ saumitriṇā saha ||
With his heart pierced, Vālī began to vomit blood from his mouth. Then he saw Śrī Rāma standing before him, together with Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa). The scene underscores the grave moral weight of violence: the fallen warrior confronts the agent of his death, and the moment becomes a turning point where power, justice, and accountability must be faced directly.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of lethal action: when a warrior falls, the moment demands moral reckoning. Seeing Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa before him frames the event not merely as victory, but as an encounter with responsibility, justice, and the consequences of dharma-based decisions.
Vālī has been mortally wounded—his heart is pierced—and he is vomiting blood. In that condition he looks ahead and sees Rāma standing there with Lakṣmaṇa, indicating the immediate aftermath of the decisive strike and the beginning of the ensuing confrontation/dialogue.