Shloka 38
लक्ष्मणक्रोधः सुग्रीवप्रबोधनं च
Lakshmana’s Wrath and the Summoning of Sugriva
स निद्रामदसंवीतो वानरो न विबुद्धवान्।बभूव मदमत्तश्च मदनेन च मोहितः।।
sa nidrāmadasaṃvīto vānarō na vibuddhavān | babhūva madamattaś ca madanena ca mohitaḥ ||
स निद्रामदसंवीतो वानरो न प्रबुद्धवान्। मदमत्तश्चाभवत् कामेन चातिमोहितः॥
The monkey was too drowsy with drink, too intoxicated with passion to come back to his senses.
FAQs
Dharma warns against negligence born of indulgence: a ruler’s duty collapses when sleep, drink, and passion overpower vigilance and responsibility.
Sugriva remains in a state of intoxication and sensual distraction, contributing to the delay that provokes Lakshmana.
By contrast (through critique), the virtue highlighted is self-mastery—control of senses as necessary for kingship and fidelity to promises.