Shloka 11
किष्किन्धायां सुग्रीवस्य नादः
Sugriva’s War-Cry at Kishkindha
मम दर्शय सुग्रीव वैरिणं भ्रातृरूपिणम्।वाली विनिहतो यावद्वने पांसुषु वेष्टते4.14.11।।
mama darśaya sugrīva vairiṇaṃ bhrātṛ-rūpiṇam | vālī vinihato yāvad vane pāṃsuṣu veṣṭate ||
హే సుగ్రీవా! అన్న రూపం ధరించిన ఆ శత్రువైన వాలిని నాకు చూపించు; నేను వధించిన తరువాత అతడు అడవిలో ధూళిలో పొర్లుతూ పడివుంటాడు।
'O Sugriva! show me your enemy,who is in the guise of your brother.He will be killed. He will roll down in the dust of the forest.
FAQs
Dharma includes moral discernment: kinship in appearance is not the same as righteous conduct; wrongdoing can make even a ‘brother’ function as an enemy.
Rāma instructs Sugrīva to identify Vāli clearly so Rāma can strike decisively at the right target.
Moral clarity joined with firmness: Rāma emphasizes correct identification and decisive action against injustice.