Shloka 44
वानरमुख्य-परिचयः
Catalogue of Principal Vānara Leaders
यस्तुभीमांप्रवल्गन्तींचमूंतिष्ठतिशोभयन् ।स्थितांतीरेसमुद्रस्यद्वितीयइवसागरः ।।6.26.42।।एषदर्दरसङ्काशोविनतोनामयूथपः ।पिबंश्चरतिपर्णासांनदीनामुत्तमांनदीम् ।।6.26.43।।षष्टिश्शतसहस्राणिबलमस्यप्लवङ्गमाः ।।6.26.44।।
ṣaṣṭiś ca śata-sahasrāṇi balam asya plavaṅgamāḥ ||6.26.44||
Seine Streitmacht besteht aus sechzig Hunderttausenden von Vānaras.
"He who is stationed there on the shore like a second sea fluttering the division of army and terrifying is known as Vinata. He is a leader who goes about drinking the waters of the Parnasa, the best among the rivers. He has a sixty hundred thousand army force of Vanaras under him."
FAQs
Dharma is served by preparedness and collective effort: righteous aims in the epic are advanced through coordinated communities, not isolated pride.
The spy quantifies the contingent under Vinata, continuing the reconnaissance report to Rāvaṇa.
Saṅgha-śakti (strength of unity): the emphasis is on organized numbers under a leader, implying discipline and cohesion.