Shloka 27

अकम्पनवृत्तान्तः

Akampana Reports Janasthana; Ravana Plans Sita’s Abduction

Devanagari script

न हि रामो दशग्रीव शक्यो जेतुं त्वया युधि।रक्षसां वापि लोकेन स्वर्गः पापजनैरिव।।3.31.27।।

Transliteration

na hi rāmo daśagrīva śakyo jetuṃ tvayā yudhi |

rakṣasāṃ vāpi lokena svargaḥ pāpajanair iva ||3.31.27||

Translation

十颈者啊，你在战场上无法战胜罗摩；纵使举尽罗刹之众亦然——正如罪人不能得至天界。

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic/causal particle (हि-अव्यय)

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• daśa-grīva: O ten-headed one
• daśa-grīva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (संख्या) + grīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: daśa grīvāḥ yasya (ten-necked/ten-headed)

• śakyaḥ: possible
• śakyaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective with infinitive jetum; impersonal sense ‘is possible’

• jetum: to conquer
• jetum: Prayojya/Karma (प्रयोज्य/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ji (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), indeclinable; complement of śakyaḥ

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); 2nd person pronoun

• yudhi: in battle
• yudhi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudh (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• rakṣasām: of demons
• rakṣasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्प-अव्यय)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अपि-अव्यय)

• lokena: by the world/people
• lokena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); comparison instrument ‘by/with’

• svargaḥ: heaven
• svargaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• pāpa-janaiḥ: by sinners
• pāpa-janaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदik) + jana (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन); कर्मधारय: pāpāḥ janāḥ (sinful people)

• iva: like/as
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Simile particle (उपमा-अव्यय)

Context

O ten-headed one, just as it is not possible for sinners to attain heaven it is not possible for you or for the entire world of demons to win him in war

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Ravana (Daśagrīva)
• Akampana
• Svarga (heaven)

FAQs

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

Satya and moral causality: unrighteous action (pāpa) blocks higher attainment; similarly, adharma-driven hostility cannot prevail against dharmic power.

What is the narrative situation?

Akampana directly tells Ravana that victory over Rama is impossible, using a moral analogy about sinners and heaven.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s invincibility grounded in dharma—his ethical alignment is implied as the source of unconquerable strength.