Shloka 45
वालिवधः — Vālī’s Fall and Dharma-Accusation
Kiṣkindhā Sarga 17
उदासीनेषु योऽस्मासु विक्रमऽस्ते प्रकाशितः।अपकारिषु ते राजन्नहि पश्यामि विक्रमम्।।
udāsīneṣu yo 'smāsu vikramas te prakāśitaḥ | apakāriṣu te rājann ahi paśyāmi vikramam ||
大王啊，你对我们这些并非你仇敌的人所显出的勇武，我看得分明；但对那些真正加害于你的人，我却不见你有同样的英勇。
'O king! you have exhibited your valour against one who has done you no harm. Why have you not shown such valour on those who have offended you?
FAQs
Power should be directed toward restraining actual wrongdoing; misdirected force against the non-hostile is framed as unjust and adharmic.
Vāli argues that Rāma’s intervention targeted someone who had not personally harmed him, questioning the justice of the act.
Justice (nyāya): courage must be coupled with right targeting—protecting the innocent and punishing genuine offenders.