Shloka 8
किष्किन्धायां सुग्रीवस्य नादः
Sugriva’s War-Cry at Kishkindha
कृताभिज्ञानचिह्नस्त्व मनया गजसाह्वया।लक्ष्मणेन समुत्पाट्य यैषा कण्ठे कृता तव4.14.8।।
kṛtābhijñāna-cihnas tvaṃ manayā gaja-sāhvayā |
lakṣmaṇena samutpāṭya yaiṣā kaṇṭhe kṛtā tava || 4.14.8 ||
ఇప్పుడు నీవు గుర్తింపుచిహ్నముతో చిహ్నితుడవు; లక్ష్మణుడు ‘గజ’ అనే లతను పీకివేసి నీ కంఠమున కట్టెను।
'Lakshmana has uprooted a creeper of gaja, and fastened it on your neck by which you can be easily identified.
FAQs
Dharma includes careful discrimination in action: a righteous warrior must avoid wrongful harm, so clear identification is established before the duel.
Rāma explains the practical sign placed on Sugrīva so that he can be distinguished from Vāli during combat.
Prudence and responsibility—acting with safeguards to ensure justice is precisely applied.