अथ रामस्तेन सख्यमकरोत् अपृच्छच्च किमर्थमिह भार्य्याहीनः स्थित इति
Then Rāma made a pact of friendship with him and asked, 'Why are you here, deprived of your wife?'
सुग्रीव उवाच-। मम भ्राता वाली महाबलो ममभार्य्यां राज्यं चापहृत्य किष्किन्धायामास्ते युद्धेन चाहं पराजितः तद्वधाय सर्वथा मम चिंता यथासौ त्वया निहन्यते तथाहमपि सागरं बद्ध्वा परतीरे लंकायां स्थितां सीतां रावणेनापहृतां तव समर्पयामीत्याभाष्य शपथं कृत्वा सुग्रीवो वालिनातिबलिना युद्धायाहूतेन युयुधे
Sugrīva said: 'My brother Vāli, greatly powerful, has taken my wife and kingdom and dwells in Kiṣkindhā. I was defeated in battle. My constant concern is for his death. As you slay him, so I, having bridged the ocean, will bring back your Sītā, who was taken by Rāvaṇa and is staying on the far shore in Laṅkā.' Having sworn an oath, Sugrīva fought with the exceedingly strong Vāli, who had been summoned to battle.
रामोप्यनंतरमनिश्चयाद्वालिनं नाहनत्
Rāma, due to uncertainty, did not kill Vāli immediately.
अथ सुग्रीवः पलायितो राममिदमभाषत
Then Sugrīva, having fled, spoke this to Rāma.
तव चित्तमविज्ञाय प्रवृत्तोऽहमरणाय
Without knowing your intention, I went forth to my death.
रामोपि युवयोर्विशेषाज्ञानान्मया तूष्णीं भूतं चिह्नितं त्वा निरीक्ष्यतं हन्मि
Rāma said, 'Because I could not distinguish between you two, I remained silent; now, having marked you, I will watch and strike.'
अथ सुग्रीवश्चिह्नं कृत्वा वालिनं युद्धायाहूय समतिष्ठत
Then Sugriva, having made a sign, challenged Vali to battle and stood ready.
तारा बभाषे वालिनम्
Tara spoke to Vali.
सहायवानिव लक्ष्यते सुग्रीवो नोचेदेवं नाह्वयति ज्ञातं मया रामलक्ष्मणौ दशरथतनयौ नारायणांशौ भूभारावतरणाय समागतौ तावस्य सहायभूतौ
Sugriva appears to have allies; otherwise, he would not call you out in this way. I know that Rama and Lakshmana, sons of Dasharatha, portions of Narayana, have come together to relieve the burden of the earth; they are now his supporters.
वाल्युवाच- नीतिमान्राम इति मया श्रुतः । नहि बलवंतं विहाय दुर्बलं भजते तादृशः समायातु वा रामः प्रतिपन्नमधिकं कृत्वा बिभेति वीरो यदि रामः स्वयं युद्धाय यातस्तदा युद्धं कर्तव्यमित्याभाष्य तारां संभाव्य सुग्रीवयुद्धाय निर्य्यातः
Vali said: I have heard that Rama is a man of principle; such a one does not abandon the strong to side with the weak. If Rama himself has come to fight, then battle must be joined. Having spoken thus to Tara, and considering her words, he went out to fight Sugriva.
अथ मुष्टियुद्धमन्योन्यमभूत्
Then there was a fist-fight between them.
रामोऽपि वालिनं जघान
Rama also struck Vali.
पपात च वाल्याह चाशस्त्रयुद्धे वा बाणघातोऽथ शोणितसर्वांगो बभूव
Vali fell, and said, 'Is it proper to strike with weapons in a weaponless fight?' His whole body became covered in blood.
अथ तारा चांगदश्च समागत्य व्यथितौ बभूवतुः
Then Tara and Angada came together and were distressed.
अथ राघवं वानराः समायाता वाल्युपांते निपेतूरुरुदुश्च
Then the Vanaras approached Rama and fell at Vali's side, wailing loudly.
अथ तारा रामं बभाषे शास्त्रकुशलाः शूरा धार्मिका राघवाः पुरा चापि राम कथं पापमकार्षीः
Then Tara spoke to Rama: 'O Raghava, you are skilled in the scriptures, heroic, and righteous. But even before, Rama, how did you commit this wrongful act?'
न क्षत्रधर्म्मं जानीषे राजगणसेवितम्
You do not know the warrior's code, honored by kings.
अन्योन्यं युद्ध्यतोर्युद्धे जयो वा मरणं भवेत् । अन्यो यदितयोर्हन्याद्ब्रह्महा स निगद्यते
When two fight each other in battle, victory or death may result; but if another kills either of them, he is called a slayer of a Brahmin.
किं वैरेण वालिनमाहनः किं वानरमांसाशया
What enmity did you have with Vali, or did you desire monkey flesh?
अभोज्यं वानरं मांसं यद्यात्मनोऽप्रियात्सुखाभावादपरेषामपि तथाभावं मन्यसे अहो विमोहाद्यदिमामादातुमिदं कृतमेकपत्नीव्रतं तव
Monkey flesh is unfit to eat; if you did this out of personal dislike or lack of pleasure, do you think others feel the same? Alas, what delusion led you to this act, you who are devoted to one wife!
यदि रावणहृतां सीतामानेतुं सुग्रीवसहायाय कृतमेवमेव हा महदंतरं बलवृद्धेन महाबलेन वालिना सद्भावेन दिनकरावर्तितांतरे सीतामानेतुं समर्थेन स्मरणागतरावणदानमर्थेन वानरराजेन पंचाशत्परार्द्धवानरभल्लूकसेनावता आत्मकार्येण सिद्ध्यत इति किं सुग्रीवेणाल्पवी-र्येण सप्तपरार्द्धसेनापतिना कपिना किं सिद्ध्यति कार्यं वचनवतः
If this was done to bring back Sita, carried off by Ravana, with Sugriva's help, then alas, what a great difference there is! Vali, mighty and noble, with the sun as his witness, could have brought Sita back, remembering Ravana's deed, with his army of fifty thousand crores of monkeys and bears. What could be accomplished with Sugriva, of little strength, commander of only seven crores? What success can come from following such advice?
अहो ज्ञातं सर्वदेव भद्रं यदुक्तोसि
Ah, now I understand everything you have said, O blessed one.
वक्ति च रामः पृथिवीपतिना मया दुष्टनिग्रहणं कार्यं शिष्टपरिपालनं च वालिना सुग्रीवमहिषी रुमापहृता राज्यं च अतश्च न तादृग्वधे दोषः
Rama also says: 'As a king, it is my duty to punish the wicked and protect the good. Vali took Sugriva's wife Ruma and his kingdom; therefore, there is no fault in killing such a one.'
तारोवाच- सुग्रीवोऽपि तर्हि वध्यो दुंदुभिना युद्ध्यता वालिना बिलेप्रविष्टेन वत्सरं तत्रोषितं तदंतरे च मामपहृत्य राज्यं च कृतं सुग्रीवेण तं पूर्वमपि पश्चात्तं हंतु
Tara said: 'Then Sugriva too should be killed, for when Vali fought Dundubhi and entered the cave for a year, Sugriva took me and the kingdom. He should have been killed before, or now afterwards.'
राम उवाच-। कियत्कालात्पूर्वमिदं च वद
Rama said: Tell me, how long ago was this?
तारोवाच- षष्टिवर्षसहस्रादर्वाकशीतितमे वर्षे रक्षोयुद्धे सुग्रीवेण राज्यमपहृतम्
Tara said: Sixty thousand years ago, in the eightieth year, the kingdom was taken from Sugriva by the demon in battle.
पुनश्च वर्षांतरे प्राप्तेन वालिना सुग्रीवः पलायितः
Then, after some years had passed, Sugriva was driven away by Vali, who had returned.
अपहृता तस्य भार्या राज्यं चापहृतम्
His wife was taken, and his kingdom was seized.
तस्मिन्नेव दिने भवतः पितुर्दशरथस्याभिषेकः
On that very day, your father Dasharatha was consecrated.
राघव उवाच- मया पितुरनुशासनाद्राज्यगतदुष्टनिग्रहणं कृतम् । गुरुवचनस्यानुल्लंघनीयत्वात्तदपहरणवेलायां यो राजासनाचरत्
Raghava said: By my father's command, I subdued the wicked who had seized the kingdom; for the guru's word must not be transgressed, so at the time of the usurpation, whoever acted as king was punished.