Shloka 16
हनूमता सुग्रीवस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः
Hanuman’s Counsel on Timely Ally-Duty
यदिदं मित्रकार्यं वीर नोमित्रकार्यमरिन्दम 4.29.15।।क्रियतां राघवस्यैतद्वैदेह्याः परिमार्गणम्।तदिदं वीर कार्यं ते कालातीतमरिन्दम 4.29.16।।
yad idaṃ mitrakāryaṃ vīra no mitrakāryam arindama 4.29.15 |
kriyatāṃ rāghavasyaitad vaidehyāḥ parimārgaṇam |
tad idaṃ vīra kāryaṃ te kālātītam arindama 4.29.16 ||
O bayani, manlulupig ng kaaway: ito ang gawain para sa ating kaalyado. Isagawa ang kay Rāghava—hanapin si Vaidehī. O bayani, pandurog ng mga kaaway, ang tungkuling ito sa iyo ay matagal nang nahuli.
'O subduer of enemies we should do the brave deed of finding Vaidehi for the sake of your friend. O crusher of enemies this is your duty at present and it is already delayed.
FAQs
Reiteration of allied duty: dharma is reinforced through repetition—urgent obligations must be executed without further delay.
A repeated/variant line in the Southern Recension intensifies the admonition to begin the search for Sita immediately.
Resolve and responsiveness—treating the ally’s crisis as a binding responsibility.