Shloka 34
लङ्काद्वारव्यूहवर्णनम् / Disposition at the Gates of Lanka
वानराएवनश्चिह्नंस्वजनेऽस्मिन् भविष्यति ।।।।वयंतुमानुषेणैवसप्तयोत्प्यामहेपरान् ।अहमेषममभ्रात्रालक्ष्मणेनमहौजसौ ।।।।आत्मनापञ्चमश्चायंसखाममविभीषणः ।
vānarā eva naḥ cihnaṃ svajane ’smin bhaviṣyati | vayaṃ tu mānuṣeṇaiva sapta yotsyāmahe parān |
aham eṣa mama bhrātrā lakṣmaṇena mahaujasā | ātmanā pañcamaś cāyaṃ sakhā mama vibhīṣaṇaḥ || 6.37.34-35 ||
Unter den Unsrigen wird die Vānara-Gestalt selbst das Erkennungszeichen sein. Wir aber werden zu siebt in menschlicher Gestalt gegen den Feind kämpfen: ich und mein kraftvoller Bruder Lakṣmaṇa, und als der Fünfte an meiner Seite mein Freund Vibhīṣaṇa.
"Mighty strong Sugriva, valorous Jambavan, the ruler of Vanaras and Vibheeshana, brother of Ravana will remain at the middle of Lanka and fight."
FAQs
Dharma is safeguarding one’s own allies through truthful identification and agreed rules, preventing accidental violence and confusion in a righteous campaign.
Rāma clarifies that vānara appearance will identify allies, while a small set of leaders will remain in human form, necessitating an explicit rule for recognition.
Protective leadership and satya (reliability in word and plan): Rāma sets transparent conventions so the army can act without moral and tactical error.