Shloka 19
किष्किन्धायां सुग्रीवस्य नादः
Sugriva’s War-Cry at Kishkindha
स तु रामवचश्श्रुत्वा सुग्रीवो हेमपिङ्गलः।ननर्द क्रूरनादेन विनिर्भिन्दन्निवाम्बरम्4.14.19।।
sa tu rāmavacaḥ śrutvā sugrīvo hemapiṅgalaḥ |
nanarda krūranādena vinirbhindann ivāmbaram || 4.14.19 ||
Mendengar kata-kata Rāma, Sugrīva yang berwarna keemasan pun mengaum dengan suara garang, seolah-olah hendak membelah langit.
Then Sugriva, son of the Sun-god, with his lustre enhanced by his valour moved swiftly. His roar resembled the rumbling of a cluster of thundering clouds. He gave a war-cry the tone of which resembled the sounds of waves lashed by high velocity winds in the sea.ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে কিষ্কিন্ধাকাণ্ডে চতুর্দশস্সর্গঃ৷৷Thus ends the fourteenth sarga of Kishkindakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Responding to righteous counsel with firm resolve: when a cause is aligned with dharma, hesitation gives way to decisive action—yet force is still framed as purposeful, not wanton.
Rama’s prompting leads Sugriva to roar loudly, signaling readiness to confront Vali.
Determination and valor—Sugriva’s roar marks his commitment to act.