Shloka 27

Devanagari script

स हि राज्यात्परिभ्रष्टः कृतवैरश्च वालिना।हृतदारो वने त्यक्तो भ्रात्रा विनिकृतो भृशम्।।

Transliteration

sa hi rājyāt paribhraṣṭaḥ kṛtavairaś ca vālinā | hṛtadāro vane tyakto bhrātrā vinikṛto bhṛśam ||

Translation

彼は国を追われ、ヴァーリンは彼に敵対した。妻は奪われ、森へ捨て置かれ—実の兄弟によって甚だしく害され、踏みにじられたのだ。

Word by Word

सःhe

हिindeed/for

राज्यात्from the kingdom

परिभ्रष्टःhas been driven out

कृतवैरःhaving enmity

चand

वालिनाby Vali

हृतदारःwhose wife has been taken away

वनेin the forest

त्यक्तःabandoned

भ्रात्राby (his) brother

विनिकृतःwronged

भृशम्greatly

Context

'(In fact) seriously offended by his brother Vali who treated him like his enemy and expelled him from the kingdom. He is now abandoned in the forest, his wife hijacked.

Characters & Entities

Sugrīva

Vālin

Forest (vane)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is violated when power is used unjustly—especially within family; the verse frames Sugrīva’s suffering as a wrong that calls for righteous redress.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān explains Sugrīva’s plight—exile, loss of spouse, and betrayal by Vālin—to justify alliance and assistance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s truthful disclosure (satya in reporting facts) and concern for justice for the oppressed.