Shloka 4
रावण–रामयुद्धप्रारम्भः
The Intensification of the Rama–Ravana Duel
रामवृक्षंरणेहमनिसीतापुष्पफलप्रदम् ।प्रशाखायस्यसुग्रीवोजाम्बवान्कुमुदोनलः ।।6.100.4।।दिविदश्चैवमैन्दश्चअङ्गदोगन्दमादनः ।हनुमांश्चसुषेणव्चसर्वे च हरियूथपाः ।।6.100.5।।
rāmavṛkṣaṃ raṇe hanyam ani sītāpuṣpaphalapradam |
praśākhā yasya sugrīvo jāmbavān kumudo nalaḥ || 6.100.4 ||
dvividaś caiva maindaś ca aṅgado gandhamādanaḥ |
hanumāṃś ca suṣeṇaś ca sarve ca hariyūthapāḥ || 6.100.5 ||
In der Schlacht wird jener «Rāma-Baum» gefällt werden—der dazu bestimmt ist, Sītā als Blüte und Frucht hervorzubringen. Seine mächtigen Äste sind Sugrīva, Jāmbavān, Kumuda, Nala, ferner Dvivida, Mainda, Aṅgada, Gandhamādana, Hanumān, Suṣeṇa und alle Anführer des Affenheeres.
That tree in the shape of Rama for which Sugriva, Jambavan, Kumuda, Dwivida, Mainda, Angada, Gandhamadana and Hanuman are the principal branches, that tree which will yield flowers and fruit in the shape of Sita will be cut down in the battle.
FAQs
Dharma here is shared responsibility in a righteous cause: Rāma’s mission (to restore justice and recover Sītā) is upheld not by one hero alone but by a coordinated community of allies who accept duty and risk for a just end.
Amid the climactic war, the text uses a metaphor—Rāma as a ‘tree’ with vanara leaders as its branches—to describe the allied force supporting Rāma’s campaign, framed within the battle’s life-and-death stakes.
Loyalty and steadfast service (sevā-niṣṭhā): the vanara chiefs are portrayed as integral ‘branches,’ emphasizing dependable support for dharma-led leadership.