Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 88, Shloka 34

इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मण संवादः तथा युद्धप्रवृत्तिः

Indrajit and Lakshmana: War-Boasts, Rebuke, and the Clash

Devanagari script

उभौहिबलसम्पन्नावुभौविक्रमशालिनौ ।।।।उभौपरमदुर्ज्ञेयावतुल्यबलतेजसौ ।

Transliteration

ubhau hi balasampannau ubhau vikramaśālinau |

ubhau parama-durjñeyāv atulya-bala-tejasau ||

Translation

Оба были исполнены силы, оба блистали доблестью; обоих было крайне трудно одолеть — равные по мощи и пылающему сиянию.

Word by Word

• ubhau: both (two persons)
• ubhau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/पदार्थबोधक-अव्यय (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• bala-sampannau: endowed with strength
• bala-sampannau: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक) + sampanna (कृदन्त; सम्+पद् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• ubhau: both
• ubhau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन

• vikrama-śālinau: possessing valor
• vikrama-śālinau: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vikrama (प्रातिपदिक) + śālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; विशेषण

• ubhau: both
• ubhau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन

• parama-durjñeyau: extremely hard to overcome/know
• parama-durjñeyau: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + durjñeya (कृदन्त; दुर्+ज्ञा धातु, यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; विशेषण

• atulya-bala-tejasau: of incomparable strength and splendor
• atulya-bala-tejasau: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atulya (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; विशेषण

Context

Both were richly endowed with prowess, both were courageous, exceedingly difficult to conquer and peerless in might.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Indrajit

FAQs

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

Power is morally ambiguous: dharma requires that strength and tejas be guided by righteous intent; the verse sets up a contest where inner purpose matters as much as capability.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator pauses to assess both fighters as evenly matched in strength and valor, heightening the drama of the duel.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vikrama (valor) and bala (strength) in both champions—presented as comparable in raw capability.