Rama–Sugriva pact

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The Rama–Sugriva pact is a pivotal alliance in the Ramayana in which Rama agrees to help the exiled monkey king Sugriva regain his throne in exchange for Sugriva’s assistance in rescuing Sita.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Rama–Sugriva alliance 1
Rama–Sugriva friendship agreement 1
Rama–Sugriva pact canonical 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf alliance ⓘ
event in the Ramayana ⓘ
political pact ⓘ
associatedGroup Vanaras ⓘ
associatedKingdom Kishkindha ⓘ
associatedPlace Pampa Sarovara ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of strategic alliance in Hindu tradition ⓘ
formalizedBy exchange of vows before sacred fire in some retellings ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Rama–Sugriva alliance ⓘ
linked to: Rama–Sugriva pact

Rama–Sugriva friendship agreement ⓘ
linked to: Rama–Sugriva pact
hasCause abduction of Sita ⓘ
exile of Sugriva ⓘ
hasContext Ramayana ⓘ
hasLocation Kishkindha region ⓘ
Rishyamukha mountain ⓘ
hasMediator Hanuman ⓘ
hasMoralTheme dharma in alliances ⓘ
friendship ⓘ
mutual obligation ⓘ
hasParticipant Rama ⓘ
Sugriva ⓘ
hasPurpose rescue of Sita ⓘ
linked to: Rama–Sugriva pact

restoration of Sugriva to the throne of Kishkindha ⓘ
involvesConflictWith Vali ⓘ
involvesPromiseBy Rama ⓘ
Sugriva ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Sanskrit ⓘ
leadsTo Hanuman’s journey to Lanka ⓘ
discovery of Sita in Lanka ⓘ
preconditionFor Rama’s campaign against Ravana ⓘ
RamaPromises to kill Vali ⓘ
to restore Sugriva’s kingdom ⓘ
recordedIn Valmiki Ramayana ⓘ
linked to: Ramayana

later Ramayana adaptations and regional versions ⓘ
resultsIn coronation of Sugriva as king of Kishkindha ⓘ
death of Vali ⓘ
mobilization of the Vanara army ⓘ
search for Sita in all directions ⓘ
SugrivaPromises to assist Rama in searching for Sita ⓘ
to provide his monkey army to Rama ⓘ
timeInEpic Kishkindha Kanda ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kishkindha Kanda → containsEpisode → Rama–Sugriva pact ⓘ
Rama–Sugriva pact → hasPurpose → rescue of Sita ⓘ
linked to: Rama–Sugriva pact
Rama–Sugriva pact → hasAlternativeName → Rama–Sugriva alliance ⓘ
linked to: Rama–Sugriva pact
Rama–Sugriva pact → hasAlternativeName → Rama–Sugriva friendship agreement ⓘ
linked to: Rama–Sugriva pact