Verse 9·VR 1.31.9
न अस्य देवा न गंधर्वा न असुरा न च राक्षसाः | कर्तुम् आरोपणम् शक्ता न कथंचन मानुषाः || १-३१-९
na asya devaa na gaMdharvaa na asuraa na ca raakShasaaH | kartum aaropaNam shak{}taa na kathaMcana maanuShaaH || 1-31-9
Translation
"Gods cannot capably lift it to string; gandharva-s, no; asura-s, no; demons, no; and for human beings, not in any way. [1-31-9]
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asya
its [bow's]
aaropaNam kartum
lifting for stinging, to make - to lift
devaaH na shaktaa
god, not, capable of
gandharvaa na
gandharva-s, not
asuraa
asura-s, not
na ca raakSasaaH
not, also, demons
maanuSaaH kathamcana na
humans, in any way, not.
Chapter context
31
Rama safeguards Vishvamitra's Vedic ritual
24 verses · Verse 9 of 24
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