Shloka 20
वालिवधः — Vālī’s Fall and Dharma-Accusation
Kiṣkindhā Sarga 17
न मामन्येन सम्रब्धं प्रमत्तं योद्धु मर्हसि।इति मे बुद्धिरुत्पन्ना बभूवादर्शने तव4.17.20।।
na mām anyena samrabdhaṁ pramattaṁ yoddhu marhasi |
iti me buddhir utpannā babhūv ādarśane tava ||
ไม่สมควรที่ท่านจะเข้าจู่โจมข้า ในยามที่ข้ากำลังรบกับผู้อื่นและเผลออยู่ ดังนี้คือความคิดที่เกิดขึ้นในใจข้า เมื่อข้าไม่เห็นท่าน
Adorned with shining gold ornaments,Vali fell down with all his limbs touching the ground like Indra's flag when its ropes are loosened.
FAQs
Ethical warfare requires transparency and parity: attacking an opponent who is engaged elsewhere and cannot respond is presented as adharma (a breach of combat fairness).
Vāli, struck by an unseen arrow while dueling Sugrīva, articulates the specific grievance: he was fighting another and did not even see Rāma.
The virtue emphasized is yuddha-nīti (battle ethics): courage expressed through direct, accountable confrontation rather than concealed advantage.