Valmiki Ramayana 2.93.5: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 93, Shloka 5
चित्रकूटमार्गवर्णनम् · Bharata’s Army Reaches Chitrakuta and Searches for Rama
तुरङ्गौघैरवतता वारणैश्च महाजवैः ।
अनालक्ष्या चिरं कालं तस्मिन्काले बभूव भूः ॥५॥
turaṅgaughair avatatā vāraṇaiś ca mahājavaiḥ |
anālakṣyā ciraṃ kālaṃ tasminkāle babhūva bhūḥ ||5||
Dilimpahi gerombolan kuda dan gajah besar yang sangat pantas, bumi pada waktu itu untuk sekian lama menjadi hampir tidak kelihatan.
At that moment, a multiutde of swift horses and elephants spread out with great speed and the surface of the earth became invisible for a long time.
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The verse highlights the scale of royal resources; dharma requires such forces to be controlled and directed toward rightful ends, not chaos or oppression.
The march is described as so vast that the ground is hidden beneath the moving cavalry and elephants.
Organized strength under leadership—implying the need for restraint (saṃyama) and order in the exercise of might.
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