लङ्काप्राकारारोहणम् / Assault on Lanka’s Ramparts and the Opening Clash
दक्षिणंद्वारमागम्यवीरःशतबलिःकपिः ।आवृत्यबलवांस्तस्थौविंशत्याकोटिभिर्वृतः ।।।।
dakṣiṇaṃ dvāram āgamya vīraḥ śatabaliḥ kapiḥ |
āvṛtya balavāṃs tasthau viṃśatyā koṭibhir vṛtaḥ ||
Parvenu à la porte du sud, le vaillant singe Śatabali se tint puissamment en poste pour la bloquer, entouré de vingt crores de troupes.
Valiant Satabali with twenty crores of monkeys stood besieging the south gate.
Responsibility in a righteous mission is distributed: each commander guards a front, showing disciplined commitment to the common dharmic goal.
Śatabali is assigned the southern gate and holds it with an enormous contingent, tightening the siege.
Śaurya (bravery) joined with steadiness in assigned duty.