Shloka 37

लङ्कानिरीक्षणं व्यूहविन्यासश्च

Survey of Lanka and Deployment of the Battle Formation

Devanagari script

यदिमांप्रतियुध्येरन् देवगन्धर्वदानवाः ।नैवसीतांप्रदास्यामिसर्वलोकभयादपि ।।।।

Transliteration

yadi māṃ pratiyudhyeran devagandharvadānavāḥ |

naiva sītāṃ pradāsyāmi sarvalokabhayād api ||

Translation

Walaupun para dewa, gandharva dan dānava berperang melawan aku, sekalipun kerana takut akan seluruh alam, aku tetap tidak akan menyerahkan Sītā kembali.

Word by Word

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• imām: this (her/this one)
• imām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• pratiyudhyeran: should fight against
• pratiyudhyeran: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yudh (धातु) + prati (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, तृतीय-पुरुष, बहुवचन; 'would fight against'

• deva-gandharva-dānavāḥ: gods, Gandharvas, and Dānavas
• deva-gandharva-dānavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + gandharva (प्रातिपदिक) + dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• eva: indeed/at all
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic/limiting particle)

• sītām: Sītā
• sītām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• pradāsyāmi: I will give (away)
• pradāsyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + pra (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; 'I will give forth'

• sarva-loka-bhayāt: from fear of all the worlds
• sarva-loka-bhayāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (भय), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सर्वलोकस्य भयम्

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार-अव्यय (even/also)

Context

"Even if gods, Gandharvas and demons come to wage war with me, even if all the worlds threaten me, I shall not give away Sita."

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Sītā
• devas
• gandharvas
• dānavas

FAQs

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

The verse warns against stubborn attachment to wrongdoing: refusing to correct adharma even under universal pressure shows moral collapse and invites inevitable ruin.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa openly rejects the counsel to return Sītā, declaring he will keep her regardless of opposition.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Negatively emphasized: humility and truthfulness are absent; instead, pride and possessiveness dominate.