Shloka 43
वानर-ऋक्ष-सेना-प्रशंसा
Cataloguing the Vanara and Bear Forces
एषचैषामधिपतिर्मध्येतिष्ठतिवीर्यवान् ।।।।जयार्थीनित्यमादित्यमुपतिष्ठतिबुद्धिमान् ।नाम्नापृथिव्यांविख्यातोराजन् शतबलीतियः ।।।।एषैवाशंसतेलङ्कांस्वेनानीकेनमर्दितुम् ।
eṣa caiṣām adhipatir madhye tiṣṭhati vīryavān |
jayārthī nityam ādityam upatiṣṭhati buddhimān ||6.27.43||
nāmnā pṛthivyāṃ vikhyāto rājan śatabalīti yaḥ |
eṣa evāśaṃsate laṅkāṃ svenānīkena marditum ||6.27.44||
یہی ان کا سردار ہے، جو بیچ میں کھڑا ہے، بڑا زورآور۔ فتح کا طالب، یہ دانا سورج دیوتا کی نِتّیہ اُپاسنا کرتا ہے۔ اے راجن! زمین پر شتَبَلی کے نام سے مشہور، یہی اپنے لشکر کے ساتھ لنکا کو روند ڈالنے کا عزم رکھتا ہے۔
"O king! He who is known as Satabali, is a famous one on the earth, is a valiant hero, a leader. He stands in the middle aspiring for victory ever worshipping Sun. He alone with his army is intending to demolish Lanka."
FAQs
Satya in counsel and dharma in leadership: naming the commander and his intent is ethical responsibility—truth that can prevent needless ruin if the listener chooses the righteous path.
A prominent vānaras commander, Śatabali, is identified; his discipline (Sun-worship) and his resolve to destroy Laṅkā are highlighted as the threat becomes imminent.
Discipline and devotion (regular worship), joined to strategic leadership and determination.