Shloka 1
वालिवधः — Vālī’s Fall and Dharma-Accusation
Kiṣkindhā Sarga 17
ततश्शरेणाभिहतो रामेण रणकर्कशः।पपात सहसा वाली निकृत्त इव पादपः।।
tataś śareṇābhihato rāmeṇa raṇakarkaśaḥ |
papāta sahasā vālī nikṛtta iva pādapaḥ ||
ततः रामशरेणाभिहतः रणकर्कशो वाली सहसा पपात, निकृत्त इव पादपः॥
A tyrant in war, Vali struck by4.54.24 Rama's arrow, collapsed instantaneously like a tree felled down.
FAQs
The verse marks the decisive consequence of conflict: in the Ramayana’s dharmic frame, power and wrongdoing culminate in accountability—often suddenly and irrevocably.
At the height of the Vālī–Sugrīva battle, Rāma’s arrow strikes Vālī, and Vālī collapses immediately.
Rāma’s effectiveness as an enforcer of the pledged course of action is emphasized, while Vālī’s former battle-ferocity is noted as the backdrop.