Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 16
वानर-ऋक्ष-सेना-प्रशंसा
Cataloguing the Vanara and Bear Forces
यंत्वेनमभिसम्रब्धंप्लवमानमिवस्थितम् ।प्रेक्षन्तेवानरास्सर्वेस्थितायूथपयूथपम् ।।6.27.15।।एषराजन् सहस्राक्षंपर्युपास्तेहरीश्वरः ।बलेनबलसम्पन्नोदम्भोनामैषयूथपः ।।6.27.16।।
yaṃ tv enam abhisaṃrabdhaṃ plavamānam iva sthitam | prekṣante vānarāḥ sarve sthitaṃ yūthapa-yūthapam ||
eṣa rājan sahasrākṣaṃ paryupāste harīśvaraḥ | balena bala-sampanno dambho nāmaiṣa yūthapaḥ ||
Lahat ng mga Vānara ay tumitingin sa kanya—sa pinuno ng mga pinuno—kung siya’y nakatindig na matatag o biglang sumusugod na tila lumulundag sa pagkasabik. O Hari, ang panginoon ng mga unggoy na ito ay pinaglilingkuran at sinasamahan ng makapangyarihang hukbo, gaya ni Sahasrākṣa (Indra) na napaliligiran ng kanyang mga kawal; ang pinunong ito ng pangkat ay nagngangalang Dambha.
Appearing with hairy-body glowing like fire like the Rakshasas and demons, many of them in huge form are climbing mountain peaks without caring for death and go about throwing rocks.
FAQs
Dharma in leadership includes inspiring disciplined attention and unity; a worthy commander becomes a stabilizing focus for the community in crisis.
Sāraṇa identifies another prominent Vānara commander, Dambha, describing how the troops attend and watch him as a central war-leader.
Commanding presence and organized strength—leadership that gathers and directs collective power.