लङ्काप्राकारारोहणम् / Assault on Lanka’s Ramparts and the Opening Clash
सुषेणःपश्चिमद्वारंगतस्तारापिताहरिः ।आवृत्यबलवांस्तस्थौषष्टिकोटिभिरावृतः ।।।।
suṣeṇaḥ paścimadvāraṃ gatas tārāpitā hariḥ |
āvṛtya balavāṃs tasthau ṣaṣṭikoṭibhir āvṛtaḥ ||
سُشین—تارا کے پتا، وہ ہری—مغربی دروازے پر گیا اور اپنی عظیم قوت کے ساتھ اسے محاصرہ کر کے ڈٹ گیا، ساٹھ کروڑ وानروں کے حلقۂ حفاظت میں گھرا ہوا۔
Sushena, father of Tara, (Vali's wife) the mighty, stood with sixty crores of monkeys at the western gate.
Dharma is upheld through loyal alliance and reliable guardianship: Suṣeṇa takes a defined role in a collective effort aimed at restoring moral order.
The siege lines are completed around Laṅkā’s gates; Suṣeṇa occupies the western approach with a massive force.
Reliability and steadfast protection (rakṣā-dharma) in wartime.