Shloka 11
वानरसेनामिलनम् / The Mustering of the Vanara Hosts
ततो नगेन्द्रसङ्काशैस्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रैर्महाबलैः।कृत्स्ना सञ्छादिता भूमिरसङ्ख्येयैः प्लवङ्गमैः।।4.39.10।।निमेषान्तरमात्रेण ततस्तैर्हरियूथपैः।कोटीशतपरीवारैः कामरूपिभिरावृता।।4.39.11।।नादेयैः पार्वतीयैश्च सामुद्रैश्च महाबलैः।हरिभिर्मेघनिर्ह्रादैरन्यैश्च वनचारिभिः।।4.39.12।।तरुणादित्यवर्णैश्च शशिगौरैश्च वानरैः।पद्मकेसरवर्णैश्च श्वेतैर्मेरुकृतालयैः।।4.39.13।।
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa tatas tair hariyūthapaiḥ |
koṭīśataparīvāraiḥ kāmarūpibhir āvṛtā || 4.39.11 ||
En l’espace d’un simple battement de paupières, le lieu fut rempli par ces chefs de troupes de singes, entourés de centaines de crores de compagnons, capables de prendre à volonté toute forme.
In a minute, the entire land was crowded with innumerable powerful monkeys of the size of mountains having sharp fangs.The monkey leaders with a hundred crore monkey followers, who could assume any form at their will mighty monkeys from the mountains, rivers and seas vanaras thundering like clouds and other free vanaras who were wanderers vanaras red in colour like the rising Sun, tawny coloured ones like the Moon some who were of the hue of white lotus filaments and some vanaras residing in mount Meru came there.
FAQs
Dharma is swift responsiveness to a rightful call: power and special abilities (like kāmarūpa) are shown as instruments for service to truth and justice, not for vanity.
The monkey commanders arrive with vast retinues almost instantly, indicating the scale and urgency of the coming search for Sītā.
Prompt obedience and coordinated leadership—troops rally around their chiefs without delay.