Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 24
समुद्रतट-प्रयाणम् तथा वेलावन-निवेशः
March to the Seacoast and Encampment at the Shore
शतैः शतसहस्रैश्च कोटिभिश्चायुतैरपि ।वारणाभैश्च हरिभिर्ययौ परिवृतस्तदा ।।।।
śataiḥ śatasahasraiś ca koṭibhiś cāyutair api | vāraṇābhaiś ca haribhir yayau parivṛtas tadā ||
Dann zog er weiter, umringt von unzähligen Vānaras—zu Hunderten, zu Hunderttausenden, zu Krores und zu Myriaden—wie von einer Schar elefantengleicher Kämpfer umgeben.
Protected by hundreds and thousands, even crores of vanaras and surrounded by a myriad of vanaras Rama went.
FAQs
Dharma is supported by collective solidarity: righteousness is not solitary; it is upheld when many unite to protect justice.
The narrative describes the scale of the vānaras accompanying Rāma as the march begins.
The allies’ steadfast support—strength offered in service to a righteous leader.