वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-19, verse-22

तेन चाहं न शक्तो ऽस्मि संयोद्धुं तस्य वा बलैः ।
सबलो वा मुनिश्रेष्ठ सहितो वा ममात्मजैः ॥२२॥

22. tena cāhaṃ na śakto'smi saṃyoddhuṃ tasya vā balaiḥ ,
sabalo vā muniśreṣṭha sahito vā mamātmajaiḥ.

22. tena ca aham na śaktaḥ asmi saṃyoddhum tasya vā balaiḥ
sabalaḥ vā muniśreṣṭha sahitaḥ vā mama ātmajaiḥ

22. tena ca aham tasyabalaiḥ vā saṃyoddhum na śaktaḥ asmi,
sabalaḥ vā,
mama ātmajaiḥ sahitaḥ vā,
muniśreṣṭha.

22. Therefore, I am unable to fight with him, or with his forces, O best of sages. This is true whether I am with my full strength, or accompanied by my sons.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - therefore (by him, by that, therefore)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अहम् (aham) - I

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able (able, capable, powerful)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• संयोद्धुम् (saṁyoddhum) - to fight with, to contend against

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Ravana's) (his, of him)

• वा (vā) - or (or, and)

• बलैः (balaiḥ) - with his forces (with forces, with armies, with strength)

• सबलः (sabalaḥ) - with my full strength (with strength, powerful, with an army)

• वा (vā) - or (or, and)

• मुनिश्रेष्ठ (muniśreṣṭha) - O best of sages (O best of sages, O chief of ascetics)

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by (accompanied by, together with)

• वा (vā) - or (or, and)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• आत्मजैः (ātmajaiḥ) - with my sons (with sons, by sons)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - therefore (by him, by that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able (able, capable, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, powerful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

संयोद्धुम् (saṁyoddhum) - to fight with, to contend against

(verb)

infinitive of yudh

infinitive

Infinitive form of √yudh with prefix saṃ-

Prefix: sam

Root: yudh (class 4)

तस्य (tasya) - his (Ravana's) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वा (vā) - or (or, and)

(indeclinable)

बलैः (balaiḥ) - with his forces (with forces, with armies, with strength)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

सबलः (sabalaḥ) - with my full strength (with strength, powerful, with an army)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sabala

sabala - accompanied by force, powerful, with an army

From sa- (with) + bala (strength/army)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'. Implies 'even if I am at my full strength' or 'even if I have my army'.

वा (vā) - or (or, and)

(indeclinable)

मुनिश्रेष्ठ (muniśreṣṭha) - O best of sages (O best of sages, O chief of ascetics)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muniśreṣṭha

muniśreṣṭha - best of sages, chief of ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+śreṣṭha)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Addressed to Viśvāmitra.

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by (accompanied by, together with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, connected with, together with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sa- (with) + √dhā (to place) or √hi (to send)

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

वा (vā) - or (or, and)

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

आत्मजैः (ātmajaiḥ) - with my sons (with sons, by sons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, self-born, born from oneself

From ātman (self) + -ja (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  From √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)