Shloka 5
दुन्दुभिवधप्रसङ्गः
The Dundubhi Episode and the Proof of Rama’s Prowess
अग्राण्यारुह्य शैलानां शिखराणि महान्त्यपि।ऊर्ध्वमुत्क्षिप्य तरसा प्रतिगृह्णाति वीर्यवान्4.11.5।।
agrāṇy āruhya śailānāṃ śikharāṇi mahānty api |
ūrdhvam utkṣipya tarasā pratigṛhṇāti vīryavān || 4.11.5 ||
పర్వతాల అగ్రభాగాలైన మహాశిఖరాలపైకి ఎక్కి, ఆ వీర్యవంతుడు వేగంగా పైకి దూకి, ఆ విస్తార శిఖరాలనికూడా పట్టుకొనేవాడు।
'The venerable sage became furious to see drops of blood fallen there. He started thinking who could he be?
FAQs
Power (vīrya) is presented as a remarkable capacity, but in the Ramayana’s ethical frame it is meant to be governed by restraint and righteousness, not mere display.
The narration highlights Vāli’s extraordinary physical prowess, setting up the later events where such power intersects with moral boundaries.
Valor and physical capability (vīrya), implying leadership potential—yet implicitly requiring dhārmic self-control.