Shloka 16
किष्किन्धायां सुग्रीवस्य नादः
Sugriva’s War-Cry at Kishkindha
तदाह्वाननिमित्तं त्वं वालिनो हेममालिनः।सुग्रीव कुरु तं शब्दं निष्पतेद्येन वानरः4.14.16।।
tad āhvāna-nimittaṃ tvaṃ vālino hema-mālinaḥ | sugrīva kuru taṃ śabdaṃ niṣpated yena vānaraḥ ||
ஹே சுக்ரீவா, பொன்மாலையணிந்த வாலியை அழைக்கும்பொருட்டு அத்தகைய முழக்கத்தை எழுப்பு; அதனால் அந்த வானரன் வெளியே பாய்ந்து வரட்டும்.
'O Sugriva! give a war-cry so that Vali adorned with a golden garland will come out.
FAQs
Dharma here operates as disciplined action toward justice: the confrontation is initiated in an orderly, intentional manner rather than through chaos or indiscriminate violence.
Rāma tells Sugrīva to issue a loud call/war-cry to draw Vāli out of Kiṣkindhā, setting the stage for the decisive encounter.
Courage guided by counsel—Sugrīva is urged to act bravely but according to a planned method.