Shloka 29

लङ्कादर्शनं तथा रात्रौ सूक्ष्मरूपेण प्रवेशोपायचिन्तनम्

Vision of Lanka and Strategy for Nocturnal Entry

Devanagari script

अवकाशो नसान्त्वस्य राक्षसेष्वभिगम्यते।न दानस्य न भेदस्य नैव युद्धस्य दृश्यते।।।।

Transliteration

avakāśo na sāntvasya rākṣaseṣv abhigamyate | na dānasya na bhedasya naiva yuddhasya dṛśyate ||

Translation

Trong hàng rākṣasa, không thấy có kẽ hở cho lời hòa giải; cũng chẳng có đường dùng lễ vật mà cảm hóa, chẳng có cách gieo chia rẽ; ngay cả chiến tranh cũng không hiện ra lối đi rõ ràng.

Word by Word

• avakāśaḥ: scope/opportunity
• avakāśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avakāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; negation

• sāntvasya: of conciliation
• sāntvasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāntva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; 'of conciliation'

• rākṣaseṣu: among the demons
• rākṣaseṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन

• abhigamyate: is found/possible
• abhigamyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): 'is attainable/expected'

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; negation

• dānasya: of gifts/offers
• dānasya: Upāya (उपाय/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; 'of giving/offer' (as means)

• na: nor
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; negation

• bhedasya: of dissension
• bhedasya: Upāya (उपाय/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; 'of division/dissension'

• na: nor
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; negation

• eva: at all
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphasis particle (with na = 'not at all')

• yuddhasya: of war
• yuddhasya: Upāya (उपाय/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; 'of war'

• dṛśyate: is seen/appears (possible)
• dṛśyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): 'is seen/appears'

Context

'There is no scope for reconciliation with the demons. It is not possible to win over them with gifts. They cannot be divided by dissension. There is no scope for war.

Characters & Entities

• rākṣasāḥ (demons)

FAQs

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

Dharma uses appropriate upāyas (means): when standard approaches (conciliation, gifts, division, force) fail, one must seek a subtler, less destructive method aligned with righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman evaluates classical political strategies (sāma, dāna, bheda, daṇḍa) and finds none readily workable against the rākṣasas in Lanka.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Strategic intelligence (nīti) guided by restraint—he searches for a path that serves Sita’s recovery and Rama’s dharmic mission.