Shloka 6.100.4
रावण–रामयुद्धप्रारम्भः (The Intensification of the Rama–Ravana Duel)
रामवृक्षंरणेहमनिसीतापुष्पफलप्रदम् ।प्रशाखायस्यसुग्रीवोजाम्बवान्कुमुदोनलः ।।6.100.4।।दिविदश्चैवमैन्दश्चअङ्गदोगन्दमादनः ।हनुमांश्चसुषेणव्चसर्वे च हरियूथपाः ।।6.100.5।।
rāmavṛkṣaṃ raṇe hanyam ani sītāpuṣpaphalapradam |
praśākhā yasya sugrīvo jāmbavān kumudo nalaḥ || 6.100.4 ||
dvividaś caiva maindaś ca aṅgado gandhamādanaḥ |
hanumāṃś ca suṣeṇaś ca sarve ca hariyūthapāḥ || 6.100.5 ||
In battle, that “Rāma-tree” will be felled—one destined to bear Sītā as its flower and fruit. Its great branches are Sugrīva, Jāmbavān, Kumuda, Nala, and also Dvivida, Mainda, Aṅgada, Gandhamādana, Hanumān, Suṣeṇa, and all the leaders of the monkey-host.
That tree in the shape of Rama for which Sugriva, Jambavan, Kumuda, Dwivida, Mainda, Angada, Gandhamadana and Hanuman are the principal branches, that tree which will yield flowers and fruit in the shape of Sita will be cut down in the battle.
Dharma here is shared responsibility in a righteous cause: Rāma’s mission (to restore justice and recover Sītā) is upheld not by one hero alone but by a coordinated community of allies who accept duty and risk for a just end.
Amid the climactic war, the text uses a metaphor—Rāma as a ‘tree’ with vanara leaders as its branches—to describe the allied force supporting Rāma’s campaign, framed within the battle’s life-and-death stakes.
Loyalty and steadfast service (sevā-niṣṭhā): the vanara chiefs are portrayed as integral ‘branches,’ emphasizing dependable support for dharma-led leadership.