Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 51, Shloka 8
धूम्राक्षप्रेषणम्
The Dispatch of Dhūmrākṣa
तथोक्तास्तेनसम्भ्रान्ताःप्राकारमधिरुह्यच ।ददृशुःपालितांसेनांसुग्रीवेणमहात्मना ।।6.51.8।।तौचमुक्तौसुघोरेणशरबन्धेनराघवौ ।समुत्थितौमहाभागौविषेदुःप्रेक्ष्यराक्षसाः ।।6.51.9।।
tathoktās tena sambhrāntāḥ prākāram adhiruhya ca |
dadṛśuḥ pālitāṃ senāṃ sugrīveṇa mahātmanā || 6.51.8 ||
Sa gayong utos niya, ang naguguluhang mga rākṣasa ay umakyat sa mga pader ng kuta at nakita ang hukbo, na maingat na binabantayan ng dakilang-loob na si Sugrīva.
Ravana having said so, the bewildered Rakshasas scaling the boundary wall beheld the army protected by great Sugriva and the prosperous Raghavas relieved from arrows and happy, he became worried.
FAQs
Dharma here is expressed as protective leadership: a ruler/commander safeguards those under his charge, and the army’s cohesion depends on responsible guardianship.
After being instructed (by their leader), rākṣasas climb the fortifications of Laṅkā to assess the opposing force and witness the vānara host organized under Sugrīva’s protection.
Sugrīva’s virtue as a protector-king: vigilance, organization, and steadfast support of allies in a righteous cause.