Shloka 6.51.28
धूम्राक्षप्रेषणम् (The Dispatch of Dhūmrākṣa)
वृकसिंहमुखैर्युक्तंखरैःकनकभूषणै: ।आरुरोहरथंदिव्यंधूम्राक्षःखरनिस्स्वनः ।।6.51.28।।
yathā 'sau samprahṛṣṭānāṃ vānarāṇāṃ samutthitaḥ |
bahūnāṃ sumahān nādo meghānām iva garjitām ||6.51.3||
vyaktaṃ sumahatī prītir eteṣāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ |
tathā hi vipulair nādaiś cukṣubhe varuṇālayaḥ ||6.51.4||
Just as an immense roar rose from the many vānaras, brimming with joy, like the thunder of rumbling clouds, so it was plain beyond doubt that their delight was great; indeed, by those vast shouts even the ocean—Varuṇa’s abode—was stirred.
Dhumraksha of frightful tone mounted on a chariot adorned with gold yoked to donkeys with lion and bear like faces.
Joy arises from shared righteous purpose and trust in a just cause; dharma here is communal courage aligned with protecting what is right, expressed as uplifting collective energy rather than cruelty.
The vānaras, exhilarated and united, raise a thunderous roar so great it seems to shake even the ocean.
Collective morale and steadfastness—confidence born from unity in a dharmic campaign.