वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-16, verse-3

मायाविदश्च शूरांश्च वायुवेगसमाञ्जवे ।
नयज्ञान्बुद्धिसंपन्नान् विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमान् ॥३॥

3. māyāvidaśca śūrāṃśca vāyuvegasamāñjave ,
nayajñānbuddhisaṃpannān viṣṇutulyaparākramān.

3. māyāvīdaḥ ca śūrān ca vāyuvegasamān jave
nayajñān buddhisampannān viṣṇutulyaparākramān

3. māyāvīdaḥ ca śūrān ca vāyuvegasamān jave
nayajñān buddhisampannān viṣṇutulyaparākramān

3. They should be masters of illusion, brave, equal to the speed of wind in swiftness, skilled in strategy, endowed with intelligence, and whose valor is equal to Viṣṇu.

Words meanings summery:

• मायावीदः (māyāvīdaḥ) - masters of illusion, skilled in magic

• च (ca) - and

• शूरान् (śūrān) - brave ones, heroes

• च (ca) - and

• वायुवेगसमान् (vāyuvegasamān) - equal to the speed of wind

• जवे (jave) - in swiftness, in speed

• नयज्ञान् (nayajñān) - knowers of policy, skilled in strategy

• बुद्धिसम्पन्नान् (buddhisampannān) - endowed with intelligence

• विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमान् (viṣṇutulyaparākramān) - whose valor is equal to Viṣṇu

Words meanings and morphology

मायावीदः (māyāvīdaḥ) - masters of illusion, skilled in magic

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of māyāvid

māyāvid - knowing magic, skilled in illusion, sorcerer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māyā+vid)

• māyā – illusion, magic, artifice
  noun (feminine)
• vid – knowing, conversant with, skilled in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √vid (to know)
  Root: √vid (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शूरान् (śūrān) - brave ones, heroes

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, hero, warrior

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वायुवेगसमान् (vāyuvegasamān) - equal to the speed of wind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vāyuvegasama

vāyuvegasama - equal to the speed of wind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāyu+vega+sama)

• vāyu – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• vega – speed, velocity, force
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, like, similar, same
  adjective (masculine)

जवे (jave) - in swiftness, in speed

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of java

java - swiftness, speed, quickness, velocity

From root √ju (to be swift)

Root: √ju

नयज्ञान् (nayajñān) - knowers of policy, skilled in strategy

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nayajña

nayajña - knowing policy, skilled in statesmanship/strategy/conduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naya+jña)

• naya – policy, conduct, guidance, discretion
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, acquainted with, skilled in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √jñā (to know)
  Root: √jñā (class 9)

बुद्धिसम्पन्नान् (buddhisampannān) - endowed with intelligence

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of buddhisampanna

buddhisampanna - endowed with intellect, intelligent, wise

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (buddhi+sampanna)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  From root √budh (to know, understand)
  Root: √budh (class 1)
• sampanna – endowed with, furnished with, accomplished, complete
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix sam- + root √pad (to go, to fall) + -na suffix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √pad (class 4)

विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमान् (viṣṇutulyaparākramān) - whose valor is equal to Viṣṇu

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viṣṇutulyaparākrama

viṣṇutulyaparākrama - whose valor is equal to Viṣṇu, possessing strength like Viṣṇu

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viṣṇu+tulya+parākrama)

• viṣṇu – Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• tulya – equal, similar, comparable
  adjective (masculine)
• parākrama – valor, might, strength, prowess
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix parā- + root √kram (to step, go)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: √kram (class 1)

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