Shloka 20
रावणस्य सीताप्रलोभनम्
Ravana’s Attempt to Allure Sita
न देवेषु न यक्षेषु न गन्धर्वेषु पक्षिषु।अहं पश्यामि लोकेषु यो मे वीर्यसमो भवेत्।।3.55.20।।
na deveṣu na yakṣeṣu na gandharveṣu pakṣiṣu |
ahaṃ paśyāmi lokeṣu yo me vīrya-samo bhavet ||3.55.20||
Weder unter den Göttern noch unter Yakṣas, Gandharvas oder gar unter den Vögeln sehe ich in den Welten jemanden, der mir an Tapferkeit gleichkäme.
I do not see any one equal to me in valour among gods, or yakshas or gandharvas or birds.
FAQs
Dharma warns against ahaṅkāra (arrogant self-exaltation). Pride that denies equals often becomes the ground for injustice and cruelty.
Rāvaṇa tries to intimidate and impress Sītā by boasting that no being across classes of creatures matches his prowess.
Humility and truthful self-assessment are implied virtues—contrasted with Rāvaṇa’s boastful pride.