Is Hanumam Lying?

The slokas 5-35-50 and 51 are very controversial. In sloka 50 ततस्ताभ्याम् कुमाराभ्याम् वीराभ्याम् स हरीश्वरः |
किष्किन्धाम् समूपागम्य वाली युद्धे निपातितः ||
Thereafter,Rama and Lakshmana the two valiant princes reached Kishkindha.Rama killed Vali the king of monkeys there in a combat.
Hanuman describes to Sita that Rama killed Vali in combat. And supplements it in sloka 51ततो निहत्य तरसा रामो वालिनम् आहवे |
सर्व ऋष्क हरि सम्घानाम् सुग्रीवम् अकरोत् पतिम् ||
After killing Vali in combat by means of his strength,Rama made Sugreeva the king for the entire multitude of bears and monkeys. by saying “after killing Vali by means of his strength”. This could be because the occasion did not warrant any more details. But the statement using strength (tarasaa) needs a more clear explanation. The word ‘tarasaa’ can also mean efficacy(capacity for producing a desired result or effect)/effective. So is this a subtle way of saying trickery? I think Hanuman thought, the occasion does not demand more elaboration than this. That is why he called a good Diplomat.But it is anybodies call.


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