Shloka 5
वालि–मायावी–बिलप्रवेशः
Vali’s Pursuit of Mayavi and the Cave Episode
स तु सुप्तजने रात्रौ किष्किन्धाद्वारमागतः।नर्दति स्म सुसंरब्धो वालिनं चाह्वयद्रणे4.9.5।।
sa tu suptajane rātrau kiṣkindhādvāram āgataḥ | nardati sma susaṃrabdho vālinaṃ cāhvayad raṇe || 4.9.5 ||
คืนหนึ่งเมื่อผู้คนหลับใหล เขามาถึงประตูเมืองกิษกินธา; ด้วยโทสะอันแรงกล้า เขาคำรามกึกก้อง และท้าทายวาลีให้รบ
'O lord! I bowed at his feet with my crown in total submission. Even then Vali was not pleased a bit.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē kiṣkindhākāṇḍē navamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the ninth sarga of Kishkindakanda of the Holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
It highlights the breakdown of social order when aggression intrudes at improper times and places—night attacks and public provocation disturb communal peace.
Māyāvī arrives at night at Kiṣkindhā’s gate and openly calls Vālī out for a duel.
Vigilance and readiness to protect the realm are implied as necessary royal qualities in the face of threats.