Shloka 4
रावण–रामयुद्धप्रारम्भः
The Intensification of the Rama–Ravana Duel
रामवृक्षंरणेहमनिसीतापुष्पफलप्रदम् ।प्रशाखायस्यसुग्रीवोजाम्बवान्कुमुदोनलः ।।6.100.4।।दिविदश्चैवमैन्दश्चअङ्गदोगन्दमादनः ।हनुमांश्चसुषेणव्चसर्वे च हरियूथपाः ।।6.100.5।।
rāmavṛkṣaṃ raṇe hanyam ani sītāpuṣpaphalapradam |
praśākhā yasya sugrīvo jāmbavān kumudo nalaḥ || 6.100.4 ||
dvividaś caiva maindaś ca aṅgado gandhamādanaḥ |
hanumāṃś ca suṣeṇaś ca sarve ca hariyūthapāḥ || 6.100.5 ||
യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ‘രാമവൃക്ഷം’ വെട്ടിവീഴ്ത്തും—സീത തന്നെയാണ് അതിന്റെ പുഷ്പവും ഫലവും ആകേണ്ടത്. അതിന്റെ മഹാശാഖകൾ സുഗ്രീവൻ, ജാംബവാൻ, കുമുദൻ, നലൻ; കൂടാതെ ദ്വിവിദൻ, മൈന്ദൻ, അങ്കദൻ, ഗന്ധമാദനൻ, ഹനുമാൻ, സുഷേണൻ, എല്ലാ വാനരയൂഥപതികളും ആകുന്നു.
That tree in the shape of Rama for which Sugriva, Jambavan, Kumuda, Dwivida, Mainda, Angada, Gandhamadana and Hanuman are the principal branches, that tree which will yield flowers and fruit in the shape of Sita will be cut down in the battle.
FAQs
Dharma here is shared responsibility in a righteous cause: Rāma’s mission (to restore justice and recover Sītā) is upheld not by one hero alone but by a coordinated community of allies who accept duty and risk for a just end.
Amid the climactic war, the text uses a metaphor—Rāma as a ‘tree’ with vanara leaders as its branches—to describe the allied force supporting Rāma’s campaign, framed within the battle’s life-and-death stakes.
Loyalty and steadfast service (sevā-niṣṭhā): the vanara chiefs are portrayed as integral ‘branches,’ emphasizing dependable support for dharma-led leadership.