Shloka 6.117.23
सीतासमीपगमनम् / Sītā Brought Near to Rāma (Public Witness and Protocol)
तेषामुत्सार्यमाणानांनिःस्वनःसुमहानभूत् ।वायुनोद्धूयामानस्यसागरस्येवनिःस्वनः ।।।।
teṣām utsāryamāṇānāṃ niḥsvanaḥ su-mahān abhūt |
vāyunoddhūyamānasya sāgarasyeva niḥsvanaḥ ||
As they were being driven back, a tremendous roar arose—like the roar of the ocean when whipped up by the wind.
The great sound heard there was like the uproar of an ocean lashed by a storm.
The verse supports dharma indirectly: even rightful enforcement can generate turmoil; leaders must manage order with awareness of its social impact.
The crowd/armies are being pushed back, and the resulting commotion is described with a powerful ocean simile.
Not a single virtue, but the narrative highlights the scale of collective movement—setting up Rāma’s later compassionate intervention.