नास्य देवा न गन्धर्वा नासुरा न च राक्षसा:। कर्तुमारोपणं शक्ता न कथञ्चन मानुषा:।।1.31.9।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
अस्य of that, आरोपणम् stringing of bow, कर्तुम् to do, देवा: devas, न शक्ता: are not capable, गन्धर्वा: gandharvas ,न not capable, असुरा: asuras, न not capable, राक्षसा: च rakshasas also, न not capable, मानुषा: men, कथञ्चन in any way, न not capable.
English Commentary
Neither devas, nor gandharvas, nor asuras nor human, are capable of stringing the bow by any means.