Shloka 6
वानर-ऋक्ष-सेना-प्रशंसा
Cataloguing the Vanara and Bear Forces
नीलानिवमहामेघांस्तिष्ठतोयांस्तुपश्यसि ।।6.27.5।।असिताञ्जनसङ्काशान् युद्धेसत्यपराक्रमान् ।असङ् ख्येयाननिर्देश्यान्परंपारमिवोदधेः ।।6.27.6।।पर्वतेषुचयेकेचिद्विषमेषुनदीषुच ।एतेत्वामभिवर्तन्तेराजन्नृक्षास्सुदारुणाः ।।6.27.7।।
eṣāṃ madhye sthito rājan bhīmākṣo bhīmadarśanaḥ |
parjanya iva jīmūtaiḥ samantāt parivāritaḥ |
ṛkṣavantaṃ giriśreṣṭham adhyāste narmadāṃ piban |
sarvaṛkṣāṇām adhipatir dhūmro nāmaiṣa yūthapaḥ || 6.27.8–9 ||
王よ、彼らのただ中に、恐るべき眼と凄まじい姿の者が立つ。雲に四方を囲まれた雨神パルジャニヤのようである。彼は名高きリクシャヴァト山に住み、ナルマダーの水を飲む。すべての熊の主、隊の長ドゥームラという名の者だ。
"O King! Standing like dark clouds, black in colour like collyrium, who are of unfailing valour in war, innumerable in numbers, like the small particles of sand on the other bank of ocean, who cannot be counted are moving towards you. They are from mountains, riverbanks, and difficult locations. Those highly ferocious Bears are advancing towards you."
FAQs
The verse underscores rightful leadership: an adhipati/yūthapa is identified as the organizing head of a community, implying responsibility and order within a dharmic alliance.
Among the advancing bear-forces, their chief is pointed out—Dhūmra—along with his abode (Ṛkṣavat mountain) and a vivid comparison to Parjanya surrounded by clouds.
Commanding presence and authority—Dhūmra is portrayed as a formidable leader whose very appearance conveys power and cohesion.