Shloka 25

Mārkaṇḍeya’s Consolation to the King: Exempla of Rāma and the Efficacy of Allies (मार्कण्डेयाश्वासनम्)

Devanagari script

रावण उवाच गन्धर्वदेवासुरतो यक्षराक्षसतस्तथा । सर्पकिन्नरभूते भ्यो न मे भूयात्‌ पराभव:,रावण बोला--भगवन्‌! गन्धर्व, देवता, असुर, यक्ष, राक्षस, सर्प, किन्नर तथा भूतोंसे कभी मेरी पराजय न हो

Transliteration

rāvaṇa uvāca gandharva-devāsura-to yakṣa-rākṣasa-tas tathā | sarpa-kinnara-bhūtebhyo na me bhūyāt parābhavaḥ ||

Translation

Rāvaṇa said: “May I never suffer defeat at the hands of Gandharvas, gods, Asuras, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, serpents (Nāgas), Kinnaras, or Bhūtas.” In ethical terms, the verse voices a boon-seeker’s desire for invincibility and supremacy, reflecting the peril of power sought without humility or restraint.

Word by Word

• रावणः: Rāvaṇa
• रावणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गन्धर्व-देव-असुरतः: from Gandharvas, gods, and Asuras
• गन्धर्व-देव-असुरतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व / देव / असुर
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• यक्ष-राक्षसतः: from Yakṣas and Rākṣasas
• यक्ष-राक्षसतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष / राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• तथा: and likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सर्प-किन्नर-भूतेभ्यः: from serpents, Kinnaras, and beings (bhūtas)
• सर्प-किन्नर-भूतेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प / किन्नर / भूत
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (mixed), Ablative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• मे: of me / to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• भूयात्: may there be
• भूयात्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पराभवः: defeat
• पराभवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराभव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

रावण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Gandharvas
• Devas
• Asuras
• Yakṣas
• Rākṣasas
• Sarpas (Nāgas)
• Kinnaras
• Bhūtas