Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 22, Shloka 64
सागरप्रशमनम् / The Pacification of the Ocean and the Building of Nala’s Bridge
पुष्पिताग्रैश्चतरुभिस्सेतुंबध्नन्तिवानराः ।पाषाणांश्चगिरिप्रख्यागनिरीणांशिखराणिच ।।।।दृश्यन्तेपरिधावन्तोगृह्यदानवसन्निभाः ।
puṣpitāgraiś ca tarubhiḥ setuṃ badhnanti vānarāḥ | pāṣāṇāṃś ca giriprakhyān girīṇāṃ śikharāṇi ca | dṛśyante paridhāvanto gṛhya dānavasannibhāḥ ||
The vānaras bound the bridge with flowering-topped trees; and, resembling dānavas in their might, they were seen running about, seizing boulders like mountains and even the very peaks of hills.
The Vanaras who were like Danavas, huge mountains in size were seen seizing boulders from the mountain, the trees with blossoms, and creepers for binding the bridge and running.
FAQs
Dharma is strenuous self-offering for a righteous objective—power is portrayed as legitimate when used to uphold justice and support the mission of restoring order.
The bridge-building intensifies as vānaras haul massive stones, trees, and mountain-peak-like masses to complete the setu.
Courageous exertion (utsāha) and tireless service in a collective undertaking.