Shloka 8
दधिमुख
विज्ञापनम् / Dadhimukha Reports the Madhuvana Incident
ततस्तैर्बहुभिर्वीरैर्वानरैर्वानरर्षभ।संरक्तनयनैः क्रोधाद्धरयः प्रविचालिताः।।।।
tatas tair bahubhir vīrair vānarair vānararṣabha | saṅraktanayanaiḥ krodhād harayaḥ pravicālitāḥ ||
ಹೇ ವಾನರಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನೇ! ನಂತರ ಕ್ರೋಧದಿಂದ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳು ಕೆಂಪಾದ ಅನೇಕ ವೀರ ವಾನರರು ರೋಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾವಲುಗಾರರನ್ನು ಓಡಿಸಿದರು.
"O Sugriva! the vanara guards were chased away by the many heroic monkeys, angry and red-eyed.
FAQs
Dharma warns against actions performed under uncontrolled anger; even strength and heroism become ethically misdirected when used to oppress others.
The conflict escalates: the enraged monkeys chase away the grove’s guards.
The implied virtue is kṣamā (forbearance); the verse shows how its absence turns a group into aggressors.