किष्किन्धायां सुग्रीवस्य नादः
Sugriva’s War-Cry at Kishkindha
ततस्सजीमूतगणप्रणादोनादं ह्यमुञ्चत्त्वरया प्रतीतः।सूर्यात्मजश्शौर्यविवृद्धतेजाःसरित्पतिर्वाऽनिलचञ्चलोर्मिः4.14.22।।
tatas sajīmūtagaṇapraṇādo nādaṁ hy amuñcat tvarayā pratītaḥ |
sūryātmajaḥ śauryavivṛddhatejāḥ saritpatir vā’nilacañcalormiḥ || 4.14.22 ||
அப்போது சூரியபுத்திரன்—வீரத்தால் பெருகிய ஒளியுடன்—விரைந்து நகர்ந்து, மேகக் கூட்டத்தின் இடிமுழக்கம் போன்ற பேரொலியை எழுப்பினான்; காற்றால் கலங்கும் அலைகளையுடைய நதிகளின் தலைவன் கடல் போல।
'We have arrived at Kishkinda, the capital of Vali, decorated with flags and having a glittering golden archway that can be opened mechanically. Teeming with monkeys, it looks like a snare to catch the enemy.
The verse portrays valor as a force that amplifies one’s ‘tejas’ (moral-spiritual radiance); in dharmic terms, power gains legitimacy when linked to righteous purpose rather than mere domination.
Sugriva surges forward with speed and a cloud-like roar, bringing the sarga to a climactic close as the confrontation is set in motion.
Tejas joined with śaurya—radiant courage and spirited resolve, presented as the energy needed to face injustice.