वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-19, verse-21

न शक्ता रावणं सोढुं किं पुनर्मानवा युधि ।
स हि वीर्यवतां वीर्यमादत्ते युधि राक्षसः ॥२१॥

21. na śaktā rāvaṇaṃ soḍhuṃ kiṃ punarmānavā yudhi ,
sa hi vīryavatāṃ vīryamādatte yudhi rākṣasaḥ.

21. na śaktāḥ rāvaṇam soḍhum kim punaḥ mānavāḥ yudhi
sa hi vīryavatām vīryam ādatte yudhi rākṣasaḥ

21. rāvaṇam soḍhum na śaktāḥ,
kim punaḥ mānavāḥ yudhi? hi sa rākṣasaḥ yudhi vīryavatām vīryam ādatte.

21. They (gods, demons, etc.) are not able to withstand Rāvaṇa; how much less then can humans do so in battle? For that demon (rākṣasa) indeed seizes the strength of the powerful in combat.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - able (able, capable, powerful)

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Ravana (proper noun)

• सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to withstand (to bear, to endure, to withstand)

• किम् (kim) - how much (less) (what, how much)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - how much (less) (again, moreover, but, how much more/less)

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, men

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• स (sa) - he (Ravana) (that, he)

• हि (hi) - indeed (for, indeed, because)

• वीर्यवताम् (vīryavatām) - of the powerful (of the powerful, of the brave)

• वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength (strength, prowess, valor)

• आदत्ते (ādatte) - seizes (he takes, seizes, draws to himself)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon, evil spirit

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - able (able, capable, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakta

śakta - able, capable, powerful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Refers to the beings listed in the previous verse.

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Ravana (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (the name of the chief of the Rākṣasas)

सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to withstand (to bear, to endure, to withstand)

(verb)

infinitive of sah

infinitive

Infinitive form of √sah

Root: sah (class 1)

किम् (kim) - how much (less) (what, how much)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - how much (less) (again, moreover, but, how much more/less)

(indeclinable)

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, man, descendant of Manu

From Manu + -a (descendant)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

स (sa) - he (Ravana) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Ravana.

हि (hi) - indeed (for, indeed, because)

(indeclinable)

वीर्यवताम् (vīryavatām) - of the powerful (of the powerful, of the brave)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vīryavat

vīryavat - powerful, strong, brave, heroic

From vīrya + -vat (possessing)

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength (strength, prowess, valor)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - strength, power, valor, energy, seed

आदत्ते (ādatte) - seizes (he takes, seizes, draws to himself)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Often means 'to take to oneself', 'to seize'.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon, evil spirit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit