महावीर्यवतां वीर्यमादत्ते युधि राक्षसः । तेन सार्द्धं न शक्ताः स्म संयुगे तस्य बालकैः ॥ ३३ ॥
mahāvīryavatāṁ vīryamādattē yudhi rākṣasaḥ | tēna sārddhaṁ na śaktāḥ sma saṁyugē tasya bālakaiḥ || 33 ||
Translation
"That demon takes away in battle the strength of the strongest. We cannot face him in war, still less with his boys.
Word by word
- mahā
- the greatest
- vīryavatāṁ
- of the strong
- vīryam
- the strength
- ādattē
- takes away
- yudhi
- in battle
- rākṣasaḥ
- that demon
- tēna
- him
- sārddhaṁ
- with
- na
- not
- śaktāḥ
- able
- sma
- are we
- saṁyugē
- in war
- tasya
- his
- bālakaiḥ
- with boys
Meaning
Another commentary reads "his boys" as Rāvaṇa's sons, such as Indrajit; both translations allow either.