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Shloka 6.52.38

धूम्राक्षवधः (The Slaying of Dhumrākṣa)

सतुपवनसुतोनिहत्यशत्रून्क्षतजवहरिस्सरितश्चसन्निकीर्य ।रिपुवधजनितश्रमोमहात्मामुदमगमत्कपिभिःसुपूज्यमानः ।।6.52.38।।

te bhīma-vegā harayo nardamānās tatas tataḥ |

mamanthū rākṣasān vīrān nāmāni ca babhāṣire ||6.52.8||

Those monkeys, swift with terrible force, roared as they surged from place to place; they crushed the rākṣasa champions and shouted out their own names.

The son of wind god, the great soul, having killed the enemy in the battlefield and making the river of blood to flow, was exhausted by killing enemies. The monkeys started worshipping him in joy.।। ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddhakāṇḍēdvipañcāśassargaḥ ।।This is the end of the fifty second sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

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Vānaras (harayaḥ)
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Rākṣasas

In dharmic warfare, morale and unity matter: proclaiming names signals collective identity and resolve in service of a righteous mission.

The vānaras intensify their assault, moving rapidly across the field, roaring and overpowering rākṣasa fighters.

Utsāha (energetic zeal) and sainya-saṅghaṭṭa (cohesion of the host) expressed through confident self-identification.