Shloka 4
लक्ष्मणक्रोधः सुग्रीवप्रबोधनं च
Lakshmana’s Wrath and the Summoning of Sugriva
न धारये कोपमुदीर्णवेगंनिहन्मि सुग्रीवमसत्यमद्य।हरिप्रवीरैस्सह वालिपुत्रोनरेन्द्रपत्न्या विचयं करोतु।।
na dhārayē kōpam udīrṇa-vēgaṃ nihanmi sugrīvam asatyam adya | haripravīraiḥ saha vāliputro narēndrapatnyā vicayaṃ karotu ||
Hindi ko mapipigil ang galit na sumisiklab at rumaragasa. Ngayon ay papatayin ko ang sinungaling na Sugriva. Nawa’y ang anak ni Vali, kasama ang pinakamararangal na mga unggoy, ang magsagawa ng paghahanap sa maybahay ng hari, si Sita.
'I cannot hold my overflowing anger. I shall kill this untruthful Sugriva. Let Vali's son along with the foremost of monkeys search for the queen (Sita).'
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Dharma here is framed as fidelity to one’s pledged duty and truthfulness: breaking a promise (asatya) invites moral and political consequences. The verse also warns that righteous aims can be endangered when anger is not restrained.
After Sugrīva delays the promised search for Sītā, Lakṣmaṇa’s patience breaks; he resolves to punish Sugrīva and proposes that Aṅgada and the leading monkeys continue the search.
Commitment to truth and accountability in leadership is emphasized (Satya and rājadharma), alongside Lakṣmaṇa’s fierce loyalty—though tempered by the cautionary presence of uncontrolled anger.