Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 38

रामरावणयोर्युद्धवैषम्यं तथा रावणशिरश्छेदनम्

Rama–Ravana Duel Intensifies; Ravana’s Heads Severed and Reappear

Devanagari script

नैव रात्रिं न दिवसंमुहूर्तं न च क्षणम् ।रामरावणयोर्युद्धंविराममुपगच्छति ।।।।

Transliteration

naiva rātriṃ na divasaṃ muhūrtaṃ na ca kṣaṇam |

rāmarāvaṇayor yuddhaṃ virāmam upagacchati ||

Translation

ညဖြစ်စေ နေ့ဖြစ်စေ မုဟူရတတစ်ခဏမျှ မဟုတ်၊ ခဏတစ်စက္ကန့်မျှပင် မဟုတ်—ရာမနှင့် ရာဝဏတို့၏ စစ်ပွဲသည် အနားယူခြင်းသို့ မရောက်ခဲ့။

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

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

• रात्रिम्: night
• रात्रिम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; काल-परिमाण (time span)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• दिवसम्: day
• दिवसम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; काल-परिमाण

• मुहूर्तम्: a moment
• मुहूर्तम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; काल-परिमाण

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• क्षणम्: an instant
• क्षणम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; काल-परिमाण

• रामरावणयोः: of Rama and Ravana
• रामरावणयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: 'of')
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (रामः रावणः), द्विवचनस्य षष्ठी (6th/Genitive dual)

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विरामम्: cessation/pause
• विरामम्: कर्म (Object of upagacchati)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उपगच्छति: attains/comes to
• उपगच्छति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

The fight between Rama and Ravana continued all day and night, without stopping for a moment.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma demands steadfast commitment: when the moral aim is just, one persists without yielding to fatigue or delay, maintaining truth of purpose (satya-saṅkalpa).

What is the narrative situation?

The text emphasizes the uninterrupted nature of the Rāma–Rāvaṇa duel—no rest by day or night.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unbroken resolve and endurance—continuing the duty-bound struggle until its rightful conclusion.