Shloka 20
इन्द्रजित्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम् तथा वानरप्रोत्साहनम्
Indrajit–Lakshmana Battle and the Rallying of the Vanaras
ततस्तुकपिशार्दूलाःश्रवेन्तःश्चपुनःपुनः ।।।।मुमुचुर्विविधान्नादान्मेघान् दृष्टवेवबर्हिणः ।
tatas tu kapiśārdūlāḥ śravantaḥ ca punaḥ punaḥ |
mumucur vividhān nādān meghān dṛṣṭveva barhiṇaḥ ||
ຕໍ່ມາ ວານະຣາຜູ້ດຸດັ່ງເສືອ ຮ້ອງຄໍາຮາມຊ້ໍາໆ ແລະປ່ອຍສຽງຫຼາກຫຼາຍປະເພດ ດຸດນົກຢູງເມື່ອເຫັນເມກຝົນ।
Then the tigers among monkeys again and again roaring in seeing the clouds made several kinds of sounds like peacocks.
FAQs
Collective courage in a righteous cause: the simile highlights how the vānaras’ spirits rise naturally when the moment for action arrives.
The vānaras, stirred into action, roar loudly; the poet compares their cries to peacocks calling when clouds gather.
Valor and morale—energetic readiness to support dharma in battle.