Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 2, Shloka 5
युद्धकाण्डे द्वितीयः सर्गः — Sugriva’s Counsel: From Grief to Strategy
Bridge to Lanka
समुद्रंलङ्घयित्वातुमहानक्रसमाकुलम् ।लङ्कामारोहयिष्यामोहनिष्यामश्चतेरिपुम् ।।।।
samudraṃ laṅghayitvā tu mahānakrasamākulam | laṅkām ārohayiṣyāmo haniṣyāmaś ca te ripum ||
മഹാനക്രങ്ങളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞ സമുദ്രം കടന്ന് ഞങ്ങൾ ലങ്കയിൽ കയറും; പിന്നെ നിന്റെ ശത്രുവിനെ സംഹരിക്കും.
"If the vanara army can cross (the ocean) you are certain that we will conquer. Presume that the army has succeeded."
FAQs
Dharma is duty-driven perseverance: obstacles do not cancel righteous responsibility; they define the field where it must be fulfilled.
The Vanara leadership motivates Rāma by framing the ocean-crossing as the direct path to confronting Rāvaṇa in Laṅkā.
Utsāha (energetic resolve): confidence directed toward a righteous objective.