Shloka 78
समुद्रतट-प्रयाणम् तथा वेलावन-निवेशः
March to the Seacoast and Encampment at the Shore
अधिकं शैलराजस्तु धातुभिस्सुविभूषितः ।धातुभ्यःप्रसृतो रेणुर्वायुवेग विघट्टितः ।सुमहद्वानरानीकं छादयामास सर्वतः ।।।।
adhikaṃ śailarājas tu dhātubhiḥ suvibhūṣitaḥ | dhātubhyaḥ prasṛto reṇur vāyuvega-vighaṭṭitaḥ | sumahad vānarānīkaṃ chādayāmāsa sarvataḥ ||
Raja gunung itu, dihiasi indah oleh pelbagai galian mineral, bersinar semakin gemilang. Debu dari mineral itu—dihempas angin kencang dan dipijak-pijak—terhambur naik lalu menyelubungi bala tentera Vānara yang besar dari segala arah.
That lord of mountains richly adorned with minerals shone very brightly. The mineral particles raised by the stamping of the vanara troops covered the huge vanaras all over.
FAQs
It heightens the scale and intensity of the righteous campaign to restore order: the disciplined, collective effort of the vānaras (serving Rāma’s dharmic cause) is portrayed as powerful enough to shake the very mountain and fill the air with mineral dust.
Satya appears through the narrator’s faithful, matter-of-fact depiction of events—presenting the scene as it is, without exaggeration of motive—supporting the epic’s larger commitment to truthful narration while framing the war as a consequence of moral realities.