Shloka 3.55.19

रावणस्य सीताप्रलोभनम् (Ravana’s Attempt to Allure Sita)

Devanagari script

परिक्षिप्ता समुद्रेण लङ्केयं शतयोजना।नेयं धर्षयितुं शक्या सेन्द्रैरपि सुरासुरैः।।3.55.19।।

Transliteration

parikṣiptā samudreṇa laṅkeyaṃ śatayojanā | neyaṃ dharṣayituṃ śakyā sendrairapi surāsuraiḥ ||

Translation

This Laṅkā, extending across one hundred yojanas and surrounded by the ocean, cannot be assaulted even by the gods and asuras, including Indra himself.

Context

This Lanka extending to a hundred yojanas and surrounded by the sea is vulnerable to neither demons nor gods including Indra.

Characters & Entities

• Lanka
• Samudra
• Indra
• Suras
• Asuras

FAQs

Why does Ravana emphasize the impregnability of Lanka to Sita?

Ravana attempts to break Sita's spirit by asserting that no one, not even the gods led by Indra, can breach Lanka to rescue her, thereby implying her isolation is absolute.

What geographical feature makes Lanka difficult to conquer according to this verse?

Lanka is described as being surrounded by the ocean (samudreṇa parikṣiptā) and extending for a hundred yojanas, making it a formidable island fortress protected by nature.