Hanuman Nataka (critical study)
by Nurima Yeasmin | 2015 | 41,386 words
This page relates ‘The characters of Vali and Sugriva’ of the English study on the Hanuman-nataka written by Shri Damodara Mishra in the 11th century. The Hanumannataka is a Mahanataka—a fourteen-act Sanskrit drama dealing with the story of Rama and Hanumat (Hanuman) and presents the events in the lifes of Rama, Sita, Ravana and Hanuman (the son of Anjana and Vayu—the God of the Winds) based on the Ramayana story.
9.15. The characters of Vālī and Sugrīva
Vālī is the king of Kiṣkindhā and Sugrīva is his younger brother. Relation of the royal brothers with each other and with Rāma, reveals the role of ideals of righteousness to a great extent. Knit together by love for each other for a long time, the relation between them is very cordial. But soon it becomes antagonistic, due to a minor misunderstanding. Both become enemy to each other. Both the characters are drawn in the drama in an interesting way.[1]
The two brothers are rather two minor but important characters in the Hanumannāṭaka