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Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 21

महापार्श्वस्य परामर्शः

Mahāpārśva’s Counsel and Rāvaṇa’s Confession of Brahmā’s Curse

Devanagari script

नवासनेनापिसहस्रचक्षुषायुधाऽस्मिशक्योवरुणेनवापुनः ।मयात्वियंबाहुबलेननिर्जितापुरापुरीवैश्रवणेनपालिता ।।।।

Transliteration

na vāsavenāpi sahasra-cakṣuṣā yudhā'smi śakyo varuṇena vā punaḥ |

mayā tv iyaṃ bāhu-balena nirjitā purā purī vaiśravaṇena pālitā ||

Translation

即便千眼的婆娑婆（因陀罗），或再者伐楼那，也不能在战场上抵挡我。我凭臂力曾征服此城；此城昔日由毗舍罗婆那（俱毗罗）所统治。

Word by Word
नnot
न:
सम्बन्ध/निषेध (negation of predicate)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध-अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)
वासवेनby Vāsava (Indra)
वासवेन:
करण (agent/instrument: by Indra)
TypeNoun
Rootवासव (प्रातिपदिकम्) [इन्द्र-नाम]
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (masc., instr. sg.)
अपिeven/also
अपि:
सम्बन्ध (emphatic particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)
सहस्रचक्षुषाby the thousand-eyed one (Indra)
सहस्रचक्षुषा:
करण (by the thousand-eyed one)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र + चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिके) [समासः]
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (masc., instr. sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रचलितः ("having thousand eyes" = Indra-epithet)
युधाin battle, by combat
युधा:
करण (in battle/as means: in combat)
TypeNoun
Rootयुध्/युधा (प्रातिपदिकम्/अव्ययप्रायः) [युद्ध-सम्बन्धे]
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (fem., instr. sg.); अर्थे—"युद्धेन/रणेन"
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
क्रिया (copula: I am)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातुः) "to be"
Formलट्-लकारः, उत्तम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम् (present, 1st person sg.)
शक्यःpossible (to be done/withstood)
शक्यः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (predicate adjective of speaker: not possible to be withstood)
TypeAdjective
Rootशक् (धातुः) + यत् (कृत्-प्रत्ययः) → शक्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिकम्)
Formयत्-कृत् (potential passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (masc., nom. sg.); न-निषेधेन—"न शक्यः"
वरुणेनby Varuṇa
वरुणेन:
करण (by Varuṇa)
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिकम्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (masc., instr. sg.)
वाor
वा:
सम्बन्ध (disjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of repetition)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
Formकाल/पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: again)
मयाby me
मया:
करण/कर्तृ (by me)
TypeNoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्) → मद्/मया
Formसर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (pronoun, instr. sg.)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
सम्बन्ध (contrast/emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)
इयम्this
इयम्:
कर्तृ (subject: this)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्)
Formसर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (pronoun, fem., nom. sg.)
बाहुबलेनby (my) arm-strength
बाहुबलेन:
करण (by strength of arms)
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु + बल (प्रातिपदिके) [समासः]
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः (बल-शब्दः नपुंसकः; समासे तृतीया-एकवचनम्), तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (instr. sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ("of the arms" + "strength")
निर्जिताconquered
निर्जिता:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (predicate/attribute of city: conquered)
TypeAdjective
Rootनि + जि (धातुः) + क्त (कृत्) → निर्जित (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः)
Formक्त-कृत् (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (fem., nom. sg.); "पुरी"-विशेषणम्
पुराformerly
पुरा:
क्रियाविशेषण (time adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly/in the past)
पुरीcity
पुरी:
कर्तृ (subject: the city)
TypeNoun
Rootपुरी (प्रातिपदिकम्)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (fem., nom. sg.)
वैश्रवणेनby Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)
वैश्रवणेन:
करण (by Vaiśravaṇa/Kubera)
TypeNoun
Rootवैश्रवण (प्रातिपदिकम्) [कुबेर-नाम]
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (masc., instr. sg.)
पालिताruled/protected
पालिता:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (attribute of city: ruled/protected)
TypeAdjective
Rootपाल् (धातुः) + क्त (कृत्) → पालित (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः)
Formक्त-कृत् (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (fem., nom. sg.); "पुरी"-विशेषणम्
Context

"Even for the thousand eyed Indra or Lord Varuna it is not possible to withstand me in combat. In the past I have won this city ruled by Kubera with huge strength."৷৷ইত্যার্ষেবাল্মীকীযেশ্রীমদ্রামাযণেআদিকাব্যেযুদ্ধকাণ্ডেত্রযোদশস্সর্গঃ৷৷This is the end of the thirteenth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities
R
Rāvaṇa
I
Indra (Vāsava, Sahasracakṣu)
V
Varuṇa
K
Kubera (Vaiśravaṇa)
L
Laṅkā (implied city)

FAQs

Legitimacy in kingship is dharma-based, not conquest-based. The verse highlights the adharma of pride in usurpation—taking a city by force and boasting of it.

Rāvaṇa declares himself unconquerable even to major gods and recalls having seized Laṅkā, once under Kubera’s rule.

Implicitly, dharmic sovereignty is emphasized—rule should protect and uphold order, contrasting with Rāvaṇa’s self-glorifying conquest.

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