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Shloka 4.37.26

वानरसेनामोचनम् / Mobilization of the Vanara Hosts

वनेभ्यो गह्वरेभ्यश्च सरिद्भ्यश्च महाजवा।आगच्छद्वानरी सेना पिबन्तीव दिवाकरम्।।।।

vanebhyo gahvarebhyaś ca saridbhyaś ca mahājavā |

āgacchad vānarī senā pibantīva divākaram ||

From forests, caves, and river-banks the swift monkey-army came—so vast it seemed as though it were swallowing the Sun.

An army of swift-moving monkeys came from the caves, from the banks of rivers and forests as though it was swallowing up the Sun-god.

V
vānarī senā (monkey army)
S
Sun (Divākara)
F
forests
C
caves
R
rivers

Dharma is portrayed as unstoppable collective resolve: many sources unite into one force to support truth and rightful action.

The poem depicts the army’s arrival from every terrain, emphasizing speed and overwhelming magnitude.

Determination—unceasing movement toward a righteous objective.