Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 93, Shloka 4
चित्रकूटमार्गवर्णनम्
Bharata’s Army Reaches Chitrakuta and Searches for Rama
सागरौघनिभा सेना भरतस्य महात्मनः। महीं सञ्छादयामास प्रावृषि द्यामिवाम्बुदः।।2.93.4।।
sāgaraughanibhā senā bharatasya mahātmanaḥ | mahīṃ sañchādayāmāsa prāvṛṣi dyām ivāmbudaḥ || 2.93.4 ||
भरतस्य महात्मनः सेना सागरौघनिभा महीं सञ्छादयामास, प्रावृषि अम्बुदा इव द्याम्।
All of you carefully watch here. Do not proceed any further. Sumantra, the preceptor and myself shall go forward.
FAQs
Dharma here is implicit: immense power (a vast army) is portrayed as a tool that must be governed by righteous intent, not mere domination.
A vivid simile describes the magnitude of Bharata’s marching force as it advances across the land.
Mahātmatā (greatness of spirit): Bharata is characterized as ‘mahātmā’, suggesting moral stature that should restrain and guide political power.