Shloka 23
वानरमुख्य-परिचयः
Catalogue of Principal Vānara Leaders
येतुविष्टभ्यगात्राणिक्ष्वेलयन्तिनदन्तिच ।उत्थायचविजृम्भन्तेक्रोधेनहरिपुङ्गवाः ।।6.26.22।।एतेदुष्प्रसहाघोराश्चण्डाश्चण्डपराक्रमाः ।अष्टौशतसहस्राणिदशकोटिशतानिच ।।6.26.23।।यएनमनुगच्छन्तिवीराश्चन्दनवासिनः ।एषैवाशंसतेलङ्कांस्वेनानीकेनमर्दितुम् ।।6.26.24।।
ete duṣprasahā ghorāś caṇḍāś caṇḍa-parākramāḥ |
aṣṭau śata-sahasrāṇi daśa-koṭi-śatāni ca ||6.26.23||
ഇവർ ദുഷ്പ്രസഹർ, ഭയങ്കരർ, പ്രചണ്ഡർ—പ്രചണ്ഡപരാക്രമശാലികൾ; ഇവരുടെ എണ്ണം എട്ട് ലക്ഷം എന്നും, പത്ത് കോടികളുടെ നൂറുകൾ എന്നും പറയപ്പെടുന്നു.
"Ten hundred crores one lakh and eight of these warriors who are unassailable, cruel, dreadful and terrible prowess are following the Vanara leader. They have made their body stiff, tossing their limbs, and are roaring in anger. They are standing up and stretching their limbs in sandalwood forest. Nala the leader alone is wishing to crush the army and Lanka."
FAQs
When dharma is collectively upheld, it gains social and political force: the verse uses immense numbers and fearsome traits to show that adharma faces not only one hero but a united moral coalition.
The messenger continues the report by emphasizing the Vanara forces’ terrifying capability and vast scale.
Saṅghabala (collective strength) and parākrama (prowess): the army’s moral confidence manifests as overwhelming martial capacity.