Shloka 18
लक्ष्मणक्रोधः सुग्रीवप्रबोधनं च
Lakshmana’s Wrath and the Summoning of Sugriva
तं दृष्ट्वा वानरास्सर्वे लक्ष्मणं पुरुषर्षभम्।शैलशृङ्गाणि शतशः प्रवृद्धांश्च महीरुहान्।।जगृहुः कुञ्जरप्रख्या वानराः पर्वतान्तरे।
taṃ dṛṣṭvā vānarāḥ sarve lakṣmaṇaṃ puruṣarṣabham |
śailaśṛṅgāṇi śataśaḥ pravṛddhāṃś ca mahīruhān ||
jagṛhuḥ kuñjaraprakhyā vānarāḥ parvatāntare ||
Ao verem Lakṣmaṇa, o touro entre os homens, todos os macacos—na região montanhosa, enormes como elefantes—apanharam, como armas, centenas de pontas rochosas e grandes árvores já crescidas.
Hundreds of monkeys of the size of elephants stood holding huge trees and boulders of rocks on seeing Lakshmana, the bull among men.
FAQs
Dharma includes protective vigilance: the guards act to defend their king and city, though the scene warns how fear and misunderstanding can escalate toward violence.
Kiṣkindhā’s guards, alarmed by Lakṣmaṇa’s approach and visible anger, arm themselves with natural weapons.
Collective duty (rakṣā-dharma): the vānara sentries demonstrate readiness to protect their capital.