वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-21, verse-14

एतद्विद्याद्वये लब्धे भविता नास्ति ते समः ।
बला चातिबला चैव सर्वज्ञानस्य मातरौ ॥१४॥

14. etadvidyādvaye labdhe bhavitā nāsti te samaḥ ,
balā cātibalā caiva sarvajñānasya mātarau.

14. etat vidyādvaye labdhe bhavitā na asti te samaḥ
balā ca atibalā ca eva sarvajñānasya mātarau

14. etat vidyādvaye labdhe te samaḥ bhavitā na asti
ca eva balā ca atibalā sarvajñānasya mātarau

14. When these two branches of knowledge (vidyā) are obtained, there will be no one equal to you. And indeed, Bala and Atibala are the mothers of all knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - these (this, these)

• विद्याद्वये (vidyādvaye) - in these two branches of knowledge (vidyā) (in the two branches of knowledge, in the pair of lores)

• लब्धे (labdhe) - when obtained (obtained, gained)

• भविता (bhavitā) - there will be (will be, will exist)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

• समः (samaḥ) - equal, same, like

• बला (balā) - Bala (proper name of a vidyā) (Bala (a name), strength (feminine nominative singular))

• च (ca) - and, also

• अतिबला (atibalā) - Atibala (proper name of a vidyā) (Atibala (a name), very strong)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

• सर्वज्ञानस्य (sarvajñānasya) - of all knowledge, of omniscience

• मातरौ (mātarau) - two mothers

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - these (this, these)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: used here as an adjective referring to 'vidyādvaye'

विद्याद्वये (vidyādvaye) - in these two branches of knowledge (vidyā) (in the two branches of knowledge, in the pair of lores)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vidyādvaya

vidyādvaya - a pair of knowledges/lores

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidyā+dvaya)

• vidyā – knowledge, lore, science
  noun (feminine)
  from root vid (to know) + yac
  Root: vid (class 2)
• dvaya – a pair, a couple, two
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Bala and Atibala as two lores.

लब्धे (labdhe) - when obtained (obtained, gained)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of labdha

labdha - obtained, gained, acquired

Past Passive Participle

from root labh (to obtain) + kta

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: used in locative absolute construction

भविता (bhavitā) - there will be (will be, will exist)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, periphrastic future (luṭ) of bhū

from root bhū + tṛc

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: enclitic form

समः (samaḥ) - equal, same, like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, like, even

बला (balā) - Bala (proper name of a vidyā) (Bala (a name), strength (feminine nominative singular))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of balā

balā - Bala (name of a magical power/vidyā), strength

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अतिबला (atibalā) - Atibala (proper name of a vidyā) (Atibala (a name), very strong)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atibalā

atibalā - Atibala (name of a magical power/vidyā), very strong, exceedingly powerful

from ati (very) + bala (strength)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+bala)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, very
  indeclinable
  prefix/adverb
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

सर्वज्ञानस्य (sarvajñānasya) - of all knowledge, of omniscience

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sarvajñāna

sarvajñāna - all knowledge, omniscience

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+jñāna)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  from root jñā (to know) + lyuṭ
  Root: jñā (class 9)

मातरौ (mātarau) - two mothers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

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