लङ्काप्राकारारोहणम् / Assault on Lanka’s Ramparts and the Opening Clash
उत्तरंद्वारमासाद्यरामःसौमित्रिणासह ।आवृत्यबलवांस्तस्थौसुग्रीवश्चहरीश्वरः ।।।।
uttaraṃ dvāram āsādya rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha |
āvṛtya balavāṃs tasthau sugrīvaś ca harīśvaraḥ ||
Nang marating ang hilagang tarangkahan, si Rāma, kasama si Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa), ay matatag na tumindig upang harangin iyon; at si Sugrīva rin, ang panginoon ng mga vanara, ay nanatili roon sa kaniyang puwesto.
Reaching the north gate, Sri Rama along with Saumithri, blockading the gate stood Sugriva the Lord of monkeys.
Dharma is protective leadership: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa personally take the frontline position, modeling responsibility and truth-driven resolve rather than delegating all risk.
Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sugrīva occupy the northern gate, completing the strategic encirclement of Laṅkā.
Netr̥tva (exemplary leadership) and rakṣā (protective guardianship) grounded in Satya and Dharma.