Vali

Quick Facts

About Vali

Son of Sakra and lord of the vanaras, who drove his brother Sugriva out of Kishkindhya and took his wife. In the Ramopakhyana his queen Tara reads the meaning of Sugriva's roar and warns him that Rama and Lakshmana stand behind it, but he suspects her of favouring his brother and goes out anyway. Rama's arrow ended him and gave Sugriva the kingdom, and with it the alliance that would carry Rama to Lanka.

In Their Words

Beaten by me before and spared for kinship's sake, what has made thee so eager to die?

Vali

Traits

• mighty
• jealous
• heedless
• eloquent

Story Appearances

• The Arrow From Behind the TreeThe elder brother who would not be warned❧ 16 min
• The Story of RamaMonkey king slain to seal Rama's alliance❧ 16 min

Stories Featuring Vali

2 further tales on this site name Vali, in canonical reading order.

• When Forgiveness Is Not a VirtueAn angry queen quotes an asura grandfather at a patient kingVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Bird With the Burnt WingsA search that ended at a cliff, and the brother of JatayuVana Parva ‧ 16 min

Character Arc

1. 1The Brother Cast OutHe drives Sugriva from Kishkindhya and keeps his wife
2. 2Tara's WarningShe names Rama and Lakshmana in the roar; he calls it treachery
3. 3The ArrowHe walks out to the duel and falls to Rama's shaft

Key Relationships

• Brother➝Sugriva
• Wife➝Tara
• Slayer➝Rama
• Father➝Indra

Places in Vali's Story

Drawn from the stories Vali appears in.

• Dvaitavanaद्वैतवन
• Dwaitavana Sacred Lakeद्वैतवन सरोवर
• Kamyaka Forestकाम्यक वन
• Rishyamuka Mountainऋष्यमूक पर्वत
• Kishkindhaकिष्किन्धा
• Lankaलङ्का
• Malayaमलय
• Kshira Sagaraक्षीरसागर
• Chitrakutaचित्रकूट

Related Characters

Others counted among the Sages & Others.

• ✦Sage Kanva
• ◎Eklavya
• ★Shukracharya
• ♛Vrishaparva
• ♛Yadu
• ✧Princess Amba