Sugriva fought Vali from "summary" of Valmiki's Ramayana by Anant pai
Sugriva and Vali were two brothers, who fought against each other in a fierce battle. The fight between them was intense and long, but eventually Sugriva emerged victorious.- Sugriva fought Vali after being exiled from Kishkindha, the kingdom of monkeys, by Vali himself.
- The whole battle was very decisive as it not only put an end to Vali's rule but also established friendship and brotherhood between Sugriva and Rama.
- This celebrated victory led to the formation of an ally between Sugriva and Rama and they ultimately helped each other against their common enemies.
- In the night Rama strategy worked out and as instructed by Rama, Sugriva used a rocks in order to kill Vali resulting into a victorious battle.
- Sugriva sought Rama's help, to which Rama gave his word that he would do whatever necessary to defeat Vali.
- To test his commitment, Sugriva challenged Vali to fight two duals, one before sunrise and another one after sunset.
- After the death of Vali, Sugriva returned back to Kishkindha as its rightful ruler.
- As a result of this battle, Rama was able to assimilate Hanuman, along with Lakshmana and Sugriva into his group of loyal followers thus strengthening the alliance.
- Finally, with the victory of Sugriva over Vali, justice was served and the life of Sugriva became stable again.
- The first dual went on for many years and at last both of them were exhausted and took rest under a tree.
