Shloka 42

वानरमुख्य-परिचयः

Catalogue of Principal Vānara Leaders

Devanagari script

यस्तुभीमांप्रवल्गन्तींचमूंतिष्ठतिशोभयन् ।स्थितांतीरेसमुद्रस्यद्वितीयइवसागरः ।।।।एषदर्दरसङ्काशोविनतोनामयूथपः ।पिबंश्चरतिपर्णासांनदीनामुत्तमांनदीम् ।।।।षष्टिश्शतसहस्राणिबलमस्यप्लवङ्गमाः ।।।।

Transliteration

yas tu bhīmāṁ praval gantīṁ camūṁ tiṣṭhati śobhayan |

sthitāṁ tīre samudrasya dvitīya iva sāgaraḥ ||6.26.42||

Translation

സമുദ്രതീരത്ത് നിലകൊണ്ട് ഭയങ്കരമായി കുതിച്ചുയരുന്ന ആ സൈന്യത്തിന്റെ ശോഭ വർധിപ്പിക്കുന്നവൻ—സമുദ്രത്തിനരികെ ഉയർന്നുനിന്ന രണ്ടാമൊരു സാഗരംപോലെ—

Word by Word

यःhe who

तुindeed/and

भीमाम्terrifying

प्रवल्गन्तीम्charging/leaping

चमूम्army-division

तिष्ठतिstands

शोभयन्adorning/beautifying

स्थिताम्stationed

तीरेon the shore

समुद्रस्यof the ocean

द्वितीयःa second

इवlike

सागरःocean

Context

"He who is stationed there on the shore like a second sea fluttering the division of army and terrifying is known as Vinata. He is a leader who goes about drinking the waters of the Parnasa, the best among the rivers. He has a sixty hundred thousand army force of Vanaras under him."

Characters & Entities

Samudra (ocean)

Vanara army (camū)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma here is implied through disciplined strength: the host is fearsome, yet ordered and purposeful—power aligned to a righteous campaign rather than chaos.

What is the narrative situation?

From a high vantage in Laṅkā, Rāvaṇa is being shown the vast Vanara forces; the spy identifies and characterizes leaders and formations.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfast leadership—standing firm at the frontier (the shore), inspiring and beautifying the army by presence and order.