Shloka 18
सुवेलारोहणं रावण-सुग्रीव-नियुद्धम्
Ascent of Suvela and the Ravana–Sugriva Duel
आलिङ् ग्यचालिङ् ग्यचबाहुयोक्स्रैस्संयोजयामासतुराहवेतौ ।सम्रम्भशिक्षाबलसम्प्रयुक्तौसंचेरतुस्सम्प्रतियुद्धमार्गैः ।।।।
āliṅgya cāliṅgya ca bāhuyokṣraiḥ saṃyojayāmāsatur āhave tau |
samrambhaśikṣābalasamprayuktau saṃceratuḥ sampratiyuddhamārgaiḥ ||
抱き合い、また抱き合い、腕の力で胸と胸とを押しつけて、二人は戦場で幾度も組み合った。憤激と鍛錬と力とに支えられ、さまざまな近接戦の法をもって進み回った。
Squeezing their bodies of each other they dropped down between the boundary of the peak and the moat. They were gasping heavily for a moment and clung their body to each other jumping.
FAQs
It contrasts trained strength with uncontrolled rage: dharma values skill and purpose, while warning that fury must be governed by right intention.
The duel becomes an intense clinch-and-wrestle exchange; both combatants repeatedly lock arms and apply varied close-fighting techniques.
Martial competence and tenacity; for Sugrīva, these serve loyalty to Rāma and the dharmic campaign.