Even this he was able to do because Vaali did not wish to slay him and was not
unwilling to give his brother another lease of life.
Raama and Lakshmana rejoined the woebegone
Sugreeva. He looked down at the ground without lifting his eyes. He was angry that Raama
had broken his word and failed to help him.
"If you did not like to kill
Vaali," said Sugreeva, "you could have told me so earlier. In that case, I, who
know Vaali's might, would never have challenged him to fight. On the contrary, you made me
believe you, and I have had such a drubbing that it is a wonder I am alive." |
