Shloka 6.26.7

वानरमुख्य-परिचयः (Catalogue of Principal Vānara Leaders)

Devanagari script

तदपारमसंख्ख्येयंवानराणांमहद्बलं ।अलोक्यरावणोराजापरिपप्रच्छसारणम् ।।।।

Transliteration

tad apāram asaṅkhyeyaṁ vānarāṇāṁ mahad balam |

alokya rāvaṇo rājā paripapraccha sāraṇam ||6.26.7||

Translation

Seeing that vast Vanara force—boundless and impossible to count—King Rāvaṇa questioned Sāraṇa further.

Context

Ravana seeing the innumerable army force of monkeys which was impossible to count again enquired looking at Saarana.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Sāraṇa
• Vanara army

FAQs

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

Even amid adharma-driven aims, prudent inquiry is a duty of rulership; dharma values clear seeing and truthful assessment over delusion and bravado.

What is the narrative situation?

After witnessing the immense Vanara host, Rāvaṇa turns to Sāraṇa to identify leaders and gauge the threat.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vicāra (deliberation) and strategic inquiry—an element of rāja-dharma—though in Rāvaṇa it is tensioned against arrogance and anger.