Shloka 6
दुन्दुभिवधप्रसङ्गः
The Dundubhi Episode and the Proof of Rama’s Prowess
बहवस्सारवन्तश्च वनेषु विविधा द्रुमाः।वालिना तरसा भग्ना बलं प्रथयताऽत्मनः4.11.6।।
bahavaḥ sāravantaś ca vaneṣu vividhā drumāḥ | vālinā tarasā bhagnā balaṃ prathayatā ’tmanaḥ || 4.11.6 ||
“Trong các khu rừng có nhiều cây cối khác nhau, rắn chắc và đầy nhựa sống; Vāli đã dùng sức mạnh dữ dội bẻ gãy chúng, để phô bày uy lực của mình.”
'Vali would break several sturdy trees in the forest with his vigour and speed, exhibiting his strength.
FAQs
The verse implicitly contrasts power with dharma: raw strength, when merely exhibited, can become a source of arrogance and harm. Dharma demands that strength be governed by restraint and right purpose.
The narration describes Vali’s extraordinary physical might through the image of him snapping sturdy forest trees.
Prowess (vīrya) is highlighted—though the broader episode later frames that prowess as needing moral boundaries (maryādā).