महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-149, verse-16

न हि ते किंचिदप्राप्यं मारुतात्मज विद्यते ।
तव नैकस्य पर्याप्तो रावणः सगणो युधि ॥१६॥

16. na hi te kiṁcidaprāpyaṁ mārutātmaja vidyate ,
tava naikasya paryāpto rāvaṇaḥ sagaṇo yudhi.

16. na hi te kiñcit aprāpyam mārutātmaja vidyate |
tava na ekasya paryāptaḥ rāvaṇaḥ sagaṇaḥ yudhi

16. O son of Maruta, indeed nothing is unattainable for you. Ravana, along with his retinue, is certainly not enough for you alone in battle.

16. הו בן הרוח, אין דבר שאינך מסוגל להשיג. רָאוַנַה וחבורתו אינם מספיקים כדי לעמוד מולך לבדך בקרב.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• ते (te) - for you, to you, your

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

• अप्राप्यम् (aprāpyam) - unattainable, not to be obtained

• मारुतात्मज (mārutātmaja) - O son of Maruta (the wind-god)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present, is found

• तव (tava) - your, for you

• न (na) - not, no

• एकस्य (ekasya) - of you alone (of one, of a single one)

• पर्याप्तः (paryāptaḥ) - no match for (sufficient, enough, capable, equal to)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

• सगणः (sagaṇaḥ) - with his retinue/host/followers

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - for you, to you, your

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

(indeclinable)

अप्राप्यम् (aprāpyam) - unattainable, not to be obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aprāpya

aprāpya - unattainable, not to be obtained, unachievable

Negated Gerundive / Potential Passive Participle

Negative prefix 'a' + Gerundive of root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prāpya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• prāpya – to be obtained, attainable, reachable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive / Potential Passive Participle
  Gerundive of root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'kiñcit' (implied)

मारुतात्मज (mārutātmaja) - O son of Maruta (the wind-god)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mārutātmaja

mārutātmaja - son of Maruta (epithet of Hanuman)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (maruta+ātmaja)

• maruta – wind-god, Marut (plural)
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born from the self
  noun (masculine)
  derived from ātman + ja
  Compound 'ātman-ja' (born from self)

Note: Addressing Hanuman

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

present middle

root vid (to be), class 4, present indicative, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: vid (class 4)

तव (tava) - your, for you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एकस्य (ekasya) - of you alone (of one, of a single one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Refers to Hanuman, agreeing with 'tava'.

पर्याप्तः (paryāptaḥ) - no match for (sufficient, enough, capable, equal to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paryāpta

paryāpta - sufficient, enough, capable of, equal to, complete

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of root āp (to obtain) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'rāvaṇaḥ'.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (name of the demon king of Lanka)

सगणः (sagaṇaḥ) - with his retinue/host/followers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sagaṇa

sagaṇa - with his retinue, accompanied by his host, having followers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+gaṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating 'with'
  Prefix: sa
• gaṇa – troop, host, retinue, multitude
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'rāvaṇaḥ'

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

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