Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 24
समुद्रतट-प्रयाणम् तथा वेलावन-निवेशः
March to the Seacoast and Encampment at the Shore
शतैः शतसहस्रैश्च कोटिभिश्चायुतैरपि ।वारणाभैश्च हरिभिर्ययौ परिवृतस्तदा ।।।।
śataiḥ śatasahasraiś ca koṭibhiś cāyutair api | vāraṇābhaiś ca haribhir yayau parivṛtas tadā ||
அப்போது யானைகளைப் போன்ற வலிமைமிக்க வானரர்கள் சூழ, அவர் முன்னே சென்றார்—நூறுகள், நூறு ஆயிரங்கள், கோடிகள், அயுதங்கள் என எண்ணிலடங்கா பெருந்தொகையாய்।
Protected by hundreds and thousands, even crores of vanaras and surrounded by a myriad of vanaras Rama went.
FAQs
Dharma is supported by collective solidarity: righteousness is not solitary; it is upheld when many unite to protect justice.
The narrative describes the scale of the vānaras accompanying Rāma as the march begins.
The allies’ steadfast support—strength offered in service to a righteous leader.