Shloka 34

लङ्कानिरीक्षणं व्यूहविन्यासश्च

Survey of Lanka and Deployment of the Battle Formation

Devanagari script

राक्षसानांबलौघस्यवानरेन्द्रबलस्यच ।नैतयोर्विद्यतेसन्धिर्देवदानवयोरिव ।।।।

Transliteration

rākṣasānāṃ balaughasya vānarendrabalasya ca |

na etayor vidyate sandhir devadānavayor iva ||

Translation

Entre la puissance rassemblée des rākṣasas et la force menée par le seigneur des Vānaras, nul accord n’est possible—comme entre les Devas et les Dānavas.

Word by Word

• rākṣasānām: of the Rakshasas
• rākṣasānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• balaughasya: of the host/army
• balaughasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक) + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('mass/host of strength'); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• vānara-indra-balasya: of the monkey-king's army
• vānara-indra-balasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('army of the lord of monkeys'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग 'bala' here नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): 'and'

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (negation particle)

• etayoḥ: between/of these two
• etayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/सप्तमी द्विवचन; here षष्ठी (Genitive dual): 'of these two'

• vidyate: exists/is found
• vidyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु; 'to be found')
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• sandhiḥ: alliance/truce
• sandhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• deva-dānavayoḥ: of gods and demons
• deva-dānavayoḥ: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन

• iva: like
• iva: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (simile particle): 'like/as'

Context

Alliance is not possible between Rakshasas and army of Bears and Vanaras, just as alliance is not possible between gods and demons.

Characters & Entities

• rākṣasas
• Vānarendra (Sugrīva)
• devas
• dānavas

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Some conflicts become morally non-negotiable when rooted in adharma: when injustice persists (Sītā’s abduction), ‘sandhi’ without rectification is not true peace.

What is the narrative situation?

Śuka warns that the two sides are set on decisive confrontation; compromise is unlikely given the moral stakes.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral clarity—recognizing when peace requires prior restoration of right order.