Shloka 6.51.36

धूम्राक्षप्रेषणम् (The Dispatch of Dhūmrākṣa)

Devanagari script

ततःसुभीमोबहुभिर्निशाचरैर्वृतोऽभिनिष्क्रम्यरणोत्सुकोबली ।ददर्शतांराघवबाहुपालितांमहौघकल्पांबहुवानरींचमूम् ।।6.51.36।।

Transliteration

tataḥ subhīmo bahubhir niśācarair vṛto 'bhiniṣkramya raṇotsuko balī |

dadarśa tāṃ rāghavabāhupālitāṃ mahaughakalpāṃ bahuvānarīṃ camūm ॥6.51.36॥

Translation

Then that mighty and formidable one, surrounded by many night-rangers and eager for battle, advanced and beheld the vast army of many vānaras—guarded by Rāghava’s arms and resembling a great flood at the world’s end.

Context

Thereafter many strong and powerful Rakshasas surrounding Dhumraksha, who was enthusiastic about war, beheld many Vanaras protected by Raghava like at universal dissolution.।। ઇત્યાર્ષેવાલ્મીકીયેશ્રીમદ્રામાયણેઆદિકાવ્યેયુદ્ધકાણ્ડેએકપઞ્ચાશસ્સર્ગઃ ।।This is the end of the fifty first sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Dhumrākṣa
• niśācara (rākṣasas)
• Rāghava (Rāma)
• vānarāḥ (vānaras)
• camū (army)

FAQs

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

Righteous leadership protects and steadies the community; Rāma’s dharmic guardianship is portrayed as the source of the vānaras’ strength and order in war.

What is the narrative situation?

Dhumrākṣa marches out with rākṣasa troops and confronts the immense vānarī host, described as an overwhelming deluge under Rāma’s protection.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective kingship (rājadharma): the ideal leader safeguards allies and upholds right order even amid destruction.