वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-21, verse-12

न बाह्वोः सदृशो वीर्ये पृथिव्यामस्ति कश्चन ।
त्रिषु लोकेषु वा राम न भवेत् सदृशस्तव ॥१२॥

12. na bāhvoḥ sadṛśo vīrye pṛthivyāmasti kaścana ,
triṣu lokeṣu vā rāma na bhavet sadṛśastava.

12. na bāhvoḥ sadṛśaḥ vīrye pṛthivyām asti kaścana
triṣu lokeṣu vā rāma na bhavet sadṛśaḥ tava

12. rāma pṛthivyām bāhvoḥ vīrye sadṛśaḥ kaścana na
asti vā triṣu lokeṣu tava sadṛśaḥ na bhavet

12. O Rāma, there is no one on earth equal to you in the strength of your arms, nor will there be anyone in the three worlds who is your equal.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - of arms (of the two arms, in the two arms)

• सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar, like, equal

• वीर्ये (vīrye) - in strength, in valor

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the earth

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone, someone

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

• वा (vā) - or, either

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• भवेत् (bhavet) - will be (may be, should be, would be, will be)

• सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar, like, equal

• तव (tava) - your, of you

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - of arms (of the two arms, in the two arms)

(noun)

masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar, like, equal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, equal, resembling

derived from sa (together with) and root dṛś (to see)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+dṛś)

• sa – with, together, same
  indeclinable
• dṛś – seeing, appearing (as part of a compound)
  noun (masculine)
  from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

वीर्ये (vīrye) - in strength, in valor

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - strength, valor, heroism, energy

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, world, soil

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - anyone, someone, whoever

combination of interrogative pronoun 'ka' and particle 'cana'

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three

(numeral)

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, division of the universe

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - will be (may be, should be, would be, will be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar, like, equal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, equal, resembling

derived from sa (together with) and root dṛś (to see)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+dṛś)

• sa – with, together, same
  indeclinable
• dṛś – seeing, appearing (as part of a compound)
  noun (masculine)
  from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

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