देवदानवगन्धर्वा यक्षाः पतगपन्नगाः । न शक्ता रावणं योद्धुं किं पुनः पुरुषा युधि ॥ ३२ ॥
dēvadānavagandharvā yakṣāḥ patagapannagāḥ | na śaktā rāvaṇaṁ yōddhuṁ kiṁ punaḥ puruṣā yudhi || 32 ||
Translation
"Gods, dānavas, gandharvas, yakṣas, birds and serpents cannot fight Rāvaṇa in battle; what then of men?
Word by word
- dēva
- gods
- dānava
- dānavas
- gandharvā
- (gandharvāḥ) gandharvas
- yakṣāḥ
- yakṣas
- pataga
- birds
- pannagāḥ
- and serpents
- na
- not
- śaktā
- (śaktāḥ) can
- rāvaṇaṁ
- Rāvaṇa
- yōddhuṁ
- fight
- kiṁ
- what
- punaḥ
- then
- puruṣā
- (puruṣāḥ) of men
- yudhi
- in battle
Meaning
Dānavas are the titans, gandharvas the celestial musicians, yakṣas the spirits who guard wealth; pataga are the birds and pannaga the serpents. All the orders of beings together are no match for Rāvaṇa.