Upaniṣads · Rāma-tāpanī Pūrva 4.21
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Devanāgarī
स तु रामे शङ्कितः सन्प्रत्ययार्थं च दुन्दुभेः । विग्रहं दर्शयामास यो रामस्तमचिक्षिपत्
Transliteración (IAST)
sa tu rāme śaṅkitaḥ sanpratyayārthaṃ ca dundubheḥ | vigrahaṃ darśayāmāsa yo rāmastamacikṣipat
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सः तु रामे शङ्कितः सन्saḥ tu rāme śaṅkitaḥ sanbut he, doubting Rāma; and that one, being in doubt of Rāma
प्रत्ययार्थम् च दुन्दुभेःpratyayārtham ca dundubheḥfor assurance — of Dundubhi; for certainty — Dundubhi's remains
विग्रहम् दर्शयामासvigraham darśayāmāsashowed the body; displayed the carcass
यः रामः तम् अचिक्षिपत्yaḥ rāmaḥ tam acikṣipatand Rāma flung it away; and Rāma hurled it off
Traducción
But he doubted Rāma, and for assurance showed him the body of Dundubhi — and Rāma flung it away.
Versión
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A scene the tradition tells at length, and the book would not recall it were there not something important in it.
Sugrīva doubted: śaṅkitaḥ. He is banished by his brother, he is timid and wary, and he does not believe that this wanderer in forest dress can help. And he demands pratyaya — “assurance”, proof.
The carcass of Dundubhi is the skeleton of the buffalo demon whom Vālin once slew; it lay like a hill, and no one could move it. Rāma flung it away with a toe.
Here is what is remarkable: He consented to the test.
He to whom the gods sang praise five verses earlier took no offence at a monkey's distrust and produced his strength on demand. There is not a word of reproach in the verse.
This continues the same trait as the obedience to Śabarī: He goes to meet what is wanted of Him — both for the forest woman and for the timorous ally.
The next verse will finish the test: one arrow clean through seven palms.