Shloka 2

वानरमुख्य-परिचयः

Catalogue of Principal Vānara Leaders

Devanagari script

यदिमामभियुञ्जीरन्देवगन्धर्वदानवाः ।नैवसीतांप्रदास्यामिसर्वलोकभयादपि ।।।।

Transliteration

yadi mām abhiyuñjīran deva-gandharva-dānavāḥ |

naiva sītāṃ pradāsyāmi sarva-loka-bhayād api ||6.26.2||

Translation

たとえ देव（神々）・ガンダルヴァ・ダーナヴァが一斉に我に挑み来ようとも、私はシーターを返さぬ。全世界を恐れるがゆえであっても、決してだ。

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; pronoun

• अभियुञ्जीरन्: should attack/engage
• अभियुञ्जीरन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+युज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/संभावना), परस्मैपद, तृतीयपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• देवगन्धर्वदानवाः: gods, gandharvas, and danavas
• देवगन्धर्वदानवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + गन्धर्व + दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (devas, gandharvas, danavas)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्रदास्यामि: I will give back
• प्रदास्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• सर्वलोकभयात्: from fear of all the worlds
• सर्वलोकभयात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वलोकभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वलोकस्य भयम्)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि-कारक (particle: even)

Context

"Even if Devas, Gandharvas and Danavas put together attack me in war and not even for the fear of the whole world will I surrender Sita?"

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Sītā
• Deva
• Gandharva
• Dānava

FAQs

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

It illustrates adharma through obstinate refusal to correct wrongdoing: despite overwhelming consequence, Rāvaṇa rejects the truthful, righteous course (returning Sītā), showing how ego can harden into unrighteous resolve.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa declares uncompromising defiance—he will not surrender Sītā even if attacked by the combined celestial powers—signaling the inevitability of war.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a virtue but a vice: ahaṅkāra (pride) and durgraha (stubborn grasping) are foregrounded as forces opposing dharma and satya.