वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-34, verse-15

तत् सहायो भव त्वं मे समर्थो ह्यसि राक्षस ।
वीर्ये युद्धे च दर्पे च न ह्यस्ति सदृशस्तव ॥१५॥

15. tat sahāyo bhava tvaṃ me samartho hyasi rākṣasa ,
vīrye yuddhe ca darpe ca na hyasti sadṛśastava.

15. tat sahāyaḥ bhava tvam me samarthaḥ hi asi rākṣasa
vīrye yuddhe ca darpe ca na hi asti sadṛśaḥ tava

15. tat tvam me sahāyaḥ bhava; hi rākṣasa,
samarthaḥ asi; hi tava sadṛśaḥ vīrye ca yuddhe ca darpe ca na asti

15. Therefore, you become my helper, for you are indeed capable, O Rakshasa. Truly, there is no one equal to you in valor, in battle, or in arrogance.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, so, that)

• सहायः (sahāyaḥ) - helper, assistant (helper, companion, assistant)

• भव (bhava) - become (my helper) (be, become)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Marica) (you)

• मे (me) - my (for me, Ravana) (my, to me, for me)

• समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable, able (capable, able, competent)

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

• असि (asi) - you are

• राक्षस (rākṣasa) - O Marica (who is a Rakshasa) (O Rakshasa, O demon)

• वीर्ये (vīrye) - in valor, in strength (in valor, in strength, in heroism)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• च (ca) - and (connects 'darpa' to 'vīrya' and 'yuddha') (and, also)

• दर्पे (darpe) - in arrogance (in pride, in arrogance, in insolence)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

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

• अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

• सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - equal (to you) (equal, similar, resembling)

• तव (tava) - your, to you (your, of you)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, so, that)

(indeclinable)

सहायः (sahāyaḥ) - helper, assistant (helper, companion, assistant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahāya

sahāya - helper, companion, assistant, ally

From saha (together) + ya (going).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saha+āya)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• āya – going, coming, income
  noun (masculine)
  From root i (to go).
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative with 'bhava'.

भव (bhava) - become (my helper) (be, become)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative mood, active voice

From root bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Marica) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

मे (me) - my (for me, Ravana) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable, able (capable, able, competent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samartha

samartha - capable, able, competent, suitable

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Serves as an explanatory particle.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, active voice

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

राक्षस (rākṣasa) - O Marica (who is a Rakshasa) (O Rakshasa, O demon)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rakshasa, demon, evil spirit

वीर्ये (vīrye) - in valor, in strength (in valor, in strength, in heroism)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, strength, heroism, power, energy

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle

From root yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

च (ca) - and (connects 'darpa' to 'vīrya' and 'yuddha') (and, also)

(indeclinable)

दर्पे (darpe) - in arrogance (in pride, in arrogance, in insolence)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of darpa

darpa - pride, arrogance, haughtiness, conceit, insolence

Root: dṛp (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - equal (to you) (equal, similar, resembling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - equal, similar, resembling, like

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saha+dṛś)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• dṛś – seeing, looking
  noun (feminine)
  From root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied subject 'someone'.

तव (tava) - your, to you (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: Possessive pronoun modifying 'sadṛśaḥ'.

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