Shloka 6.26.32

वानरमुख्य-परिचयः (Catalogue of Principal Vānara Leaders)

Devanagari script

यस्त्वेषसिंहसङ्काशःकपिलोदीर्घलोचनः ।निभृतःप्रेक्षतेलङ्कांदिधक्षन्निवचक्षुषा ।।6.26.31।।विन्ध्यंकृष्णगिरिंसह्यंपर्वतंचसुदर्शनम् ।राजन्सततमध्यास्तेरम्भोनामयूथपः ।।6.26.32।।शतंशतसहास्राणांत्रिंशच्चहरिपुङ्गवाः ।यमेतेवानराश्शूराश्चण्डाश्चण्डपराक्रमाः ।।6.26.33।।परिवार्यानुगच्छन्तिलङ्कांमर्दितुमोजसा ।

Transliteration

tvaṃ tu saumya paritrasto haribhir nirjito bhṛśam |

pratipradānam adyaiva sītāyāḥ sādhu manyase ||6.26.3||

Translation

But you, noble one—soundly defeated by the Vānaras and now afraid—think that returning Sītā this very day is the right course.

Context

"O king! He who is like a lion, of tawny colour with long hair, who is steady, who is looking at Lanka as though he is going to burn with his eyes, he who is followed by thirty hundred thousand Vanara warriors of dreadful form and terrific valour are marching to crush Lanka, is called Rambha the leader of the troop. He was always ruling over Vindhya, Krishnagiri and Sudarsanam mountains."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Vānara forces (haribhiḥ)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The dharmic remedy for wrongdoing is restitution: returning Sītā is presented as the morally right act, regardless of fear or defeat.

What is the narrative situation?

Within the Laṅkā deliberations, a speaker rebukes or diagnoses the addressee’s fear after Vānara victories and frames the idea of returning Sītā as the proper step.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral clarity in counsel: recognizing that right action (returning what was wrongly taken) is the path back toward dharma and satya.