Shloka 34
मैत्रीप्रतिज्ञा-वैरकारणप्रश्नः
Friendship Vow and Inquiry into the Cause of Enmity
यत्नवांश्च सुदुष्टात्मा मद्विनाशाय राघव।बहुशस्तत्प्रयुक्ताश्च वानरा निहता मया।।
yatnavāṃś ca suduṣṭātmā madvināśāya rāghava | bahuśas tatprayuktāś ca vānarā nihatā mayā ||
罗伽婆啊，那恶心深重之徒屡屡图谋毁我；他所派来的众多猿众，也被我击杀。
'O Rama! this evil-minded one made several attempts to kill me. The monkeys he sent to kill me were themselves killed.
FAQs
The verse contrasts unjust aggression with the dharmic right to self-preservation; repeated attempts to kill an innocent are adharma, while defense of life is legitimate.
Sugrīva explains that Vāli repeatedly tried to have him killed by sending attackers, whom Sugrīva fought off.
Courage and endurance under persecution, coupled with truthful disclosure to a righteous judge-like ally (Rāma).