Shloka 17
लङ्कादर्शनम्
Viewing Laṅkā and its Forest-Gardens
ऋक्षास्सिंहावराहाश्चमहिषावारणामृगाः ।तेनशब्देनवित्रस्ताजग्मुर्भीतादिशोदश ।।6.39.17।।
ṛkṣāḥ siṃhā-varāhāś ca mahiṣā vāraṇāmṛgāḥ |
tenā śabdena vitrastā jagmur bhītā diśo daśa ||6.39.17||
熊、獅子、猪、水牛、そして象の群れは、その轟音におびえ、恐れに駆られて十方へと逃げ散った。
Alarmed by that sound the Bears, lions, pigs, elephants, buffaloes were frightened and went in all the ten directions.
FAQs
It highlights the far-reaching impact of collective action: dharmic warfare still disrupts the world, reminding leaders to act with necessity and restraint, not needless destruction.
The Vānara army’s noise is so great that wild animals scatter in every direction, amplifying the sense of impending conflict.
Overwhelming presence and unity of force—an army so coordinated that even nature reacts.