Shloka 2.93.25
चित्रकूटमार्गवर्णनम् — Bharata’s Army Reaches Chitrakuta and Searches for Rama
यत्ता भवन्तस्तिष्ठन्तु नेतो गन्तव्यमग्रतः। अहमेव गमिष्यामि सुमन्त्रो गुरुरेव च।।2.93.25।।
sāgaraughanibhā senā bharatasya mahātmanaḥ | mahīṃ sañchādayāmāsa prāvṛṣi dyām ivāmbudaḥ || 2.93.4 ||
The army of great-souled Bharata, like the surging waves of the ocean, covered the earth, as rain-season clouds cover the sky.
All of you carefully watch here. Do not proceed any further. Sumantra, the preceptor and myself shall go forward.
Dharma here is implicit: immense power (a vast army) is portrayed as a tool that must be governed by righteous intent, not mere domination.
A vivid simile describes the magnitude of Bharata’s marching force as it advances across the land.
Mahātmatā (greatness of spirit): Bharata is characterized as ‘mahātmā’, suggesting moral stature that should restrain and guide political power.