Shloka 21
स्वयम्प्रभा-विमोचनम् — Svayamprabha Leads the Vanaras Out
Time-Limit Crisis and Counsel
शासनात्कपिराजस्य वयं सर्वे विनिर्गताः।मासः पूर्णो बिलस्थानां हरयः किं न बुद्ध्यते।।।।
śāsanāt kapirājasya vayaṃ sarve vinirgatāḥ | māsaḥ pūrṇo bilasthānāṃ harayaḥ kiṃ na buddhyate ||
Theo mệnh lệnh của vua khỉ, tất cả chúng ta đã lên đường. Còn những người ở trong hang này, trọn một tháng đã qua—các vānara, chẳng lẽ các ngươi chưa hiểu sao?
'O monkeys! don't you realize that all of us have come here at the command of the monkey king, and while we were in the cave a whole month has gone by?
FAQs
Dharma is obedience to legitimate authority and fidelity to an assigned mission within its time-bound limits.
Angada reminds the group that they left on Sugriva’s orders and that their cave-delay has consumed an entire month.
Vigilance and candor—Angada confronts the group with the facts of elapsed time.