Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 99, Shloka 24
Mahāpārśva-vadhaḥ — The Slaying of Mahāpārśva
Angada’s Counterstrike
वानराणांश्चहृष्टानांसिंहनादःसुपुष्कलः ।।।।स्पोटयन्निवशब्देनलङ्कांसाट्टालगोपुराम् ।महेन्द्रेणेवदेवानांनादस्समभवन्महान् ।।।।
vānarāṇāṃ ca hṛṣṭānāṃ siṃhanādaḥ supuṣkalaḥ | spoṭayann iva śabdena laṅkāṃ sāṭṭālagopurām | mahendreṇeva devānāṃ nādaḥ samabhavan mahān ||
The delighted vānaras raised a mighty lion-roar; with its crash it seemed to shake Laṅkā, with her lofty terraces and gateways. And among the gods too, as if with Mahendra (Indra) present, a great acclamation arose.
Then with his arrows, that Rakshasa (Mahaparsva) shattered the arms of some, shoulders of some, sides, and ribs of some Vanaras.
FAQs
Righteous struggle generates shared courage: when dharma is defended, collective morale rises, and even the cosmos (devas as witnesses) is portrayed as responding.
After the enemy champion falls, the vānaras celebrate loudly; the sound reverberates through Laṅkā and is echoed by the gods.
Unity and spirited confidence in a just cause—communal strength (saṅgha-bala).