Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 27
वानर-ऋक्ष-सेना-प्रशंसा
Cataloguing the Vanara and Bear Forces
हरीणांवाहिनीमुख्योनदींहैमवतीमनु ।उशीरबीजमाश्रित्यपर्वतंमन्दरोपमम् ।।।।रमतेवानरश्रेष्ठोदिविशक्रइवस्वयम् ।
harīṇāṃ vāhinīmukhyo nadīṃ haimavatīm anu |
uśīrabījam āśritya parvataṃ mandaropamam || 6.27.27 ||
ramate vānaraśreṣṭho divi śakra iva svayam |
Ang pangunahing pinuno ng hukbo ng mga Vānara—pinakamainam sa kanila—ay nananahan sa Bundok Uśīrabīja, na tulad ng Mandara, sa tabi ng ilog na Haimavatī; at doon siya’y naglalaro na wari’y si Indra mismo sa langit.
"The chief of the army of monkeys and the excellent one among Vanaras revels on the mountain Usirabeejam like the mountain Mandara on the bank of river Hymavathi just as Indra in heaven."
FAQs
Dharma here is implied through rightful leadership and preparedness: a commander’s stability (āśritya, ‘taking abode’) and capacity to marshal strength without losing composure is presented through exalted imagery.
A catalog-like description of the Vanara chiefs and their stations/abodes, underscoring the scale and majesty of the allied forces approaching Laṅkā.
Majesty and command—an ideal of leadership so elevated it is compared to Indra’s stature in heaven.