Shloka 22
दुन्दुभिवधप्रसङ्गः
The Dundubhi Episode and the Proof of Rama’s Prowess
स समर्थो महाप्राज्ञस्तव युद्धविशारदः।द्वन्द्वयुद्धं महद्दातुं नमुचेरिव वासवः4.11.22।।
sa samartho mahāprājñaḥ tava yuddha-viśāradaḥ |
dvandva-yuddhaṃ mahad dātuṃ namucer iva vāsavaḥ || 4.11.22 ||
သူသည် စွမ်းနိုင်သူ၊ မဟာပညာရှိ၊ စစ်ပညာကျွမ်းကျင်သူဖြစ်၍ တစ်ဦးချင်းဒွန္ဒယုទ្ធအကြီးကို စိန်ခေါ်ပေးနိုင်သည်—ယခင်က ဝါသဝ (အိန္ဒြာ) သည် နမုချိကို စိန်ခေါ်ခဲ့သကဲ့သို့။
'Vali is profoundly wise, an expert in warfare. He is capable of challenging you to a duel like Indra to Namuchi.
FAQs
Dharma is framed as realism in righteous action: one should recognize an opponent’s true capacity before choosing a course that risks unjust harm or futile conflict.
The speaker cautions the listener by highlighting Vali’s battle-mastery, using an Indra–Namuchi comparison to convey the seriousness of a duel.
Martial competence guided by intelligence—skill in war is paired with strategic awareness.