वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-82, verse-10

न नूनं दैवतं किं चित् कालेन बलवत्तरम् ।
यत्र दाशरथी रामो भूमावेवं शयीत सः ॥१०॥

10. na nūnaṃ daivataṃ kiṃ cit kālena balavattaram ,
yatra dāśarathī rāmo bhūmāvevaṃ śayīta saḥ.

10. na nūnam daivatam kim cit kālena balavattaram
yatra dāśarathī rāmaḥ bhūmau evam śayīta saḥ

10. nūnam kālena daivatam kim cit balavattaram na
yatra dāśarathī rāmaḥ saḥ evam bhūmau śayīta

10. Surely, no divine power (daivata) is stronger than Time, in a situation where Rama, the son of Dasaratha, would thus lie on the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, nor)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely (surely, indeed, certainly)

• दैवतम् (daivatam) - divine power (daivata) (divinity, divine power, fate, destiny)

• किम् चित् (kim cit) - anything (anything, something)

• कालेन (kālena) - than time (by time, through time, with time)

• बलवत्तरम् (balavattaram) - stronger (stronger, mightier)

• यत्र (yatra) - in a situation where, since (where, in which case, when)

• दाशरथी (dāśarathī) - son of Dasaratha

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (a celebrated hero, son of Dasaratha))

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this state (thus, in this manner, so)

• शयीत (śayīta) - would thus lie down (on the ground) (should lie down, might lie down, would sleep)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he, that)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, nor)

(indeclinable)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely (surely, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

दैवतम् (daivatam) - divine power (daivata) (divinity, divine power, fate, destiny)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daivata

daivata - divinity, divine power, godhead, fate, destiny

Derived from 'deva' (god).

किम् चित् (kim cit) - anything (anything, something)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kimcit

kimcit - anything, something, some

Indefinite pronoun, formed from 'kim' (what) + 'cit' (particle).

Note: Functions as a qualifier for 'daivatam'.

कालेन (kālena) - than time (by time, through time, with time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, destiny

Instrumental case used with comparative to denote 'than'.

Note: Used with 'balavattaram' to mean 'stronger than time'.

बलवत्तरम् (balavattaram) - stronger (stronger, mightier)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty

Comparative form of 'balavat' (strong) with suffix '-tara'.

यत्र (yatra) - in a situation where, since (where, in which case, when)

(indeclinable)

Relative adverb.

दाशरथी (dāśarathī) - son of Dasaratha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāśarathi

dāśarathi - descendant of Dasaratha, son of Dasaratha (epithet of Rama)

Patronymic derivation from 'Daśaratha'.

Note: Agrees with 'rāmaḥ'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (a celebrated hero, son of Dasaratha))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasing, charming (a proper name)

Root: ram (रम्) (class 1)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this state (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Demonstrative adverb.

शयीत (śayīta) - would thus lie down (on the ground) (should lie down, might lie down, would sleep)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of śī

Optative Middle

3rd person singular Optative Middle of '√śī' (to lie, to sleep).

Root: śī (शी) (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'rāmaḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular of 'tad'.