Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 15
वानर-ऋक्ष-सेना-प्रशंसा
Cataloguing the Vanara and Bear Forces
यंत्वेनमभिसम्रब्धंप्लवमानमिवस्थितम् ।प्रेक्षन्तेवानरास्सर्वेस्थितायूथपयूथपम् ।।।।एषराजन् सहस्राक्षंपर्युपास्तेहरीश्वरः ।बलेनबलसम्पन्नोदम्भोनामैषयूथपः ।।।।
yaṃ tv enam abhisaṃrabdhaṃ plavamānam iva sthitam | prekṣante vānarāḥ sarve sthitaṃ yūthapa-yūthapam ||
eṣa rājan sahasrākṣaṃ paryupāste harīśvaraḥ | balena bala-sampanno dambho nāmaiṣa yūthapaḥ ||
Todos los Vānaras lo contemplan, al jefe de jefes, ya firme en su puesto o lanzándose con ímpetu como si volara. Oh Rey, este señor de los monos es servido y rodeado por un ejército poderoso, como Sahasrākṣa (Indra) por sus huestes; este caudillo de tropa se llama Dambha.
Appearing with hairy-body glowing like fire like the Rakshasas and demons, many of them in huge form are climbing mountain peaks without caring for death and go about throwing rocks.
FAQs
Dharma in leadership includes inspiring disciplined attention and unity; a worthy commander becomes a stabilizing focus for the community in crisis.
Sāraṇa identifies another prominent Vānara commander, Dambha, describing how the troops attend and watch him as a central war-leader.
Commanding presence and organized strength—leadership that gathers and directs collective power.