Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shloka 39
भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः
Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta
सा सम्प्रहृष्टद्विपवाजियोधा वित्रासयन्ती मृगपक्षिसङ्घान्। महद्वनं तत्प्रतिगाहमाना रराज सेना भरतस्य तत्र।।2.92.39।।
sā samprahṛṣṭa-dvipa-vāji-yodhā vitrāsayantī mṛga-pakṣi-saṅghān | mahad vanaṃ tat pratigāhamānā rarāja senā bharatasya tatra || 2.92.39 ||
There Bharata’s army—its elephants, horses, and warriors high-spirited—entered the great forest, startling flocks of beasts and birds, and shone in its massed splendor.
Bharata saluted with folded palms the sage of great powers. And emerging from the hermitage, replied:
FAQs
The verse frames power as purposeful: the army’s might is not for conquest but for a dharmic objective, underscoring that strength should serve righteousness.
Bharata’s troops enter a great forest; the movement and noise scatter animals and birds as the host advances.
Collective courage and morale directed toward duty, not personal gain.