Shloka 4
पृथिवीमण्डलपरिज्ञानम्
Sugriva on Surveying the Earth’s Regions
यदा तु दुन्दुभिं नाम दानवं महिषाकृतिम्।परिकालयते वाली मलयं प्रति पर्वतम्।।4.46.3।।तदा विवेश महिषो मलयस्य गुहां प्रति।विवेश वाली तत्रापि मलयं तज्जिघांसया।।4.46.4।।
tadā viveśa mahiṣo malayasya guhāṃ prati | viveśa vālī tatrāpi malayaṃ taj-jighāṃsayā ||
Lalu kerbau itu masuk ke arah gua di Gunung Malaya; Vālī juga masuk ke sana, didorong oleh hasrat untuk membunuhnya.
Vali chased the demon Dundubhi in buffalo form into a cave of mount Malaya in order to kill him.
FAQs
The verse highlights how intention (saṅkalpa)—here, the will to kill—drives action; Dharma later evaluates whether such intent is restrained by wisdom and duty.
Dundubhi flees into a cave; Vālī follows inside, escalating the episode that will separate the brothers.
Courage and determination—tempered in the larger story by the need for discernment.