Shloka 5
अग्राण्यारुह्य शैलानां शिखराणि महान्त्यपि।ऊर्ध्वमुत्क्षिप्य तरसा प्रतिगृह्णाति वीर्यवान्4.11.5।।
agrāṇy āruhya śailānāṃ śikharāṇi mahānty api |
ūrdhvam utkṣipya tarasā pratigṛhṇāti vīryavān || 4.11.5 ||
เขาปีนขึ้นสู่ยอดภูผา แม้ยอดใหญ่ไพศาล แล้วด้วยแรงอันฉับไวกระโจนขึ้นเบื้องบน คว้าจับยอดเหล่านั้นได้—ผู้กล้าผู้ทรงพลัง
'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.