Shloka 2.27Unverified draft

आगत्यापीह हरयो भविष्यन्ति निरर्थकाः । नहि युद्धेन वै लङ्का शक्या जेतुं सुरैरपि ।।5.2.27।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
āgatyāpīha harayo bhaviṣyanti nirarthakāḥआगत्यापीह हरयो भविष्यन्ति निरर्थकाः'even if they come here, the monkeys will be of no usegerund + particle + adverb + nominative plural + future verb plural + nominative plural adjective
nahi yuddhena vai laṅkā śakyā jetuṃ surairapiनहि युद्धेन वै लङ्का शक्या जेतुं सुरैरपिfor Laṅkā cannot be conquered in battle even by the godsparticle + instrumental + particle + nominative name + nominative gerundive + infinitive + instrumental plural + particle

Reference: 5.2.27 · Sundara Kāṇḍa