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Shloka 5.45.10

मन्त्रिणां सुतयुद्धम् — Battle with the Sons of the Ministers

स तैः क्रीडन्धनुष्मद्भिर्व्योम्नि वीरः प्रकाशते।धनुष्मद्भिर्यथा मेघैर्मारुतः प्रभुरम्बरे।।।।

sa taiḥ krīḍan dhanuṣmadbhir vyomni vīraḥ prakāśate | dhanuṣmadbhir yathā meghair mārutaḥ prabhur ambare ||

Sporting in the sky amid those bow-bearing warriors, that hero shone—like the mighty Wind moving through the heavens among cloud-masses that bear the rainbow.

Sporting in the sky with the giants who held bows in their hands, Hanuman shone like the powerful Wind-god sporting in the sky surrrounded by rambling dark clouds.

H
Hanuman
W
Wind (Māruta/Vāyu)
C
clouds (megha)
R
rainbow (implied by dhanuṣmat)

Dharma is portrayed as triumphant clarity: the righteous hero’s presence is steady and luminous even amid threatening forces.

Hanuman engages aerially with the incoming warriors, and the poet describes his dominance in the sky through a cosmic simile.

Prabhāva (overwhelming presence) and confidence rooted in duty.