Shloka 6
दुन्दुभिवधप्रसङ्गः
The Dundubhi Episode and the Proof of Rama’s Prowess
बहवस्सारवन्तश्च वनेषु विविधा द्रुमाः।वालिना तरसा भग्ना बलं प्रथयताऽत्मनः4.11.6।।
bahavaḥ sāravantaś ca vaneṣu vividhā drumāḥ | vālinā tarasā bhagnā balaṃ prathayatā ’tmanaḥ || 4.11.6 ||
森々に生える多くの堅固でさまざまな樹々を、ヴァーリは猛き勢いで折り倒し、自らの力を誇示した。
'Vali would break several sturdy trees in the forest with his vigour and speed, exhibiting his strength.
FAQs
The verse implicitly contrasts power with dharma: raw strength, when merely exhibited, can become a source of arrogance and harm. Dharma demands that strength be governed by restraint and right purpose.
The narration describes Vali’s extraordinary physical might through the image of him snapping sturdy forest trees.
Prowess (vīrya) is highlighted—though the broader episode later frames that prowess as needing moral boundaries (maryādā).