वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-19, verse-14

का हि ते शक्तिरेकस्य बहूनां रणमूर्धनि ।
अस्माकमग्रतः स्थातुं किं पुनर्योद्धुमाहवे ॥१४॥

14. kā hi te śaktirekasya bahūnāṃ raṇamūrdhani ,
asmākamagrataḥ sthātuṃ kiṃ punaryoddhumāhave.

14. kā hi te śaktiḥ ekasya bahūnāṃ raṇa-mūrdhani
asmākam agrataḥ sthātum kim punaḥ yoddhum āhave

14. hi kā śaktiḥ te ekasya bahūnāṃ raṇa-mūrdhani
asmākam agrataḥ sthātum kim punaḥ āhave yoddhum

14. What indeed is your strength, being alone, to stand before so many of us on the battlefield? How much less, then, to fight in such a conflict?

Words meanings summery:

• का (kā) - what?, who?

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

• ते (te) - your, to you

• शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power, strength, ability

• एकस्य (ekasya) - of one, of a single (person), being alone

• बहूनां (bahūnāṁ) - of many

• रण-मूर्धनि (raṇa-mūrdhani) - on the battlefield, at the forefront of battle

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before

• स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand

• किम् (kim) - what?, how much less? (in rhetorical context)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, how much more/less (in rhetorical questions)

• योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

का (kā) - what?, who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, who?

Note: Feminine form of 'kim'

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Alternative form for genitive/dative singular.

शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power, strength, ability

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, ability, energy

Root: śak (class 5)

एकस्य (ekasya) - of one, of a single (person), being alone

(numeral)

Note: Refers to the singular person addressed.

बहूनां (bahūnāṁ) - of many

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Refers to the numerous opponents.

रण-मूर्धनि (raṇa-mūrdhani) - on the battlefield, at the forefront of battle

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of raṇa-mūrdhan

raṇa-mūrdhan - forefront of battle, battlefield

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+mūrdhan)

• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
  Root: raṇ (class 1)
• mūrdhan – head, top, summit, forefront
  noun (masculine)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before

(indeclinable)

स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand

(verb)

infinitive of sthā

infinitive

Infinitive form

Root: sthā (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what?, how much less? (in rhetorical context)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, who?

Note: Used here rhetorically, equivalent to "how much more/less".

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, how much more/less (in rhetorical questions)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used in rhetorical "kim punaḥ" constructions.

योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight

(verb)

infinitive of yudh

infinitive

Infinitive form

Root: yudh (class 4)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, combat

Prefix: ā

Root: hu (class 3)