वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-20, verse-15

बुद्ध्याहमनुपश्यामि न त्वं रामस्य संयुगे ।
स्थातुं प्रतिमुखे शक्तः सचापस्य महारणे ॥१५॥

15. buddhyāhamanupaśyāmi na tvaṃ rāmasya saṃyuge ,
sthātuṃ pratimukhe śaktaḥ sacāpasya mahāraṇe.

15. buddhyā aham anupaśyāmi na tvam rāmasya saṃyuge
sthātum pratimukhe śaktaḥ sa-cāpasya mahā-raṇe

15. aham buddhyā anupaśyāmi (yat) tvam saṃyuge mahā-raṇe sa-cāpasya rāmasya pratimukhe sthātum na śaktaḥ (asi).

15. By my intelligence (buddhi), I perceive that you are not capable of standing face-to-face in battle, in a great war, with Rāma who wields a bow.

Words meanings summery:

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intelligence, by intellect, by understanding

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अनुपश्यामि (anupaśyāmi) - I perceive, I observe, I see

• न (na) - not, no

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in a fight, in an encounter

• स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand (one's ground) (to stand, to remain, to stay)

• प्रतिमुखे (pratimukhe) - face-to-face (with Rāma) (face-to-face, in front of, opposite)

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful

• स-चापस्य (sa-cāpasya) - of Rāma, who holds a bow (of the one with a bow, of the armed one)

• महा-रणे (mahā-raṇe) - in a great battle, in a great war

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intelligence, by intellect, by understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intelligence, intellect, understanding, perception

Root: budh (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

अनुपश्यामि (anupaśyāmi) - I perceive, I observe, I see

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of anupaś

Prefix: anu

Root: paś (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tva

tva - you

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, the seventh avatar of Viṣṇu)

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in a fight, in an encounter

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, encounter

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand (one's ground) (to stand, to remain, to stay)

(verb)

infinitive of sthā

infinitive

Infinitive of root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रतिमुखे (pratimukhe) - face-to-face (with Rāma) (face-to-face, in front of, opposite)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pratimukha

pratimukha - facing, opposite, in front of

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+mukha)

• prati – against, towards, in return
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, powerful

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √śak

Root: śak (class 5)

स-चापस्य (sa-cāpasya) - of Rāma, who holds a bow (of the one with a bow, of the armed one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sa-cāpa

sa-cāpa - with a bow, armed with a bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+cāpa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• cāpa – bow
  noun (masculine)

महा-रणे (mahā-raṇe) - in a great battle, in a great war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahā-raṇa

mahā-raṇa - great battle, great war

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+raṇa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)

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