Shloka 21
दधिमुख
विज्ञापनम् / Dadhimukha Reports the Madhuvana Incident
एतदर्थमयं प्राप्तो वक्तुं मधुरवागिह।।।।नाम्ना दधिमुखो नाम हरिः प्रख्यातविक्रमः।
etadartham ayaṃ prāpto vaktuṃ madhuravāg iha | nāmnā dadhimukho nāma hariḥ prakhyātavikramaḥ ||
ഇതേ കാരണത്താലാണ് അവൻ ഇവിടെ വന്ന് പറയുന്നത്—മധുരവാകനായ, പരാക്രമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധനായ വാനരൻ; ദധിമുഖൻ എന്ന പേരുള്ളവൻ.
"Here is Dadhimukha, a vanara, known for his valour and sweet tongue. He came here this incident to tell.
FAQs
Dharma in governance values proper presentation of testimony—identifying the speaker and his reliability supports truthful adjudication.
Lakṣmaṇa identifies Dadhimukha and clarifies that he has come specifically to report the Madhuvana incident.
Credibility and measured speech—Dadhimukha is described as both valorous and articulate.