वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-36, verse-1

कदा चिदप्यहं वीर्यात् पर्यटन्पृथिवीमिमाम् ।
बलं नागसहस्रस्य धारयन्पर्वतोपमः ॥१॥

1. kadā cidapyahaṃ vīryāt paryaṭanpṛthivīmimām ,
balaṃ nāgasahasrasya dhārayanparvatopamaḥ.

1. kadā cit api aham vīryāt paryaṭan pṛthivīm imām
balam nāgasahasrasya dhārayan parvatopamaḥ

1. aham kadā cit api vīryāt imām pṛthivīm paryaṭan
nāgasahasrasya balam dhārayan parvatopamaḥ

1. I, who at one time, by my valor, wandered this earth, possessing the strength of a thousand elephants and resembling a mountain...

Words meanings summery:

• कदा (kadā) - at one time (when, at some time, ever)

• चित् (cit) - sometimes (indeed, sometimes, even)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• वीर्यात् (vīryāt) - by my valor (from valor, by courage, by power)

• पर्यटन् (paryaṭan) - wandering (wandering, roaming about)

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - this earth (earth, ground)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (this, these)

• बलम् (balam) - the strength (strength, power, force)

• नागसहस्रस्य (nāgasahasrasya) - of a thousand elephants (of a thousand elephants, of a thousand serpents)

• धारयन् (dhārayan) - possessing (bearing, holding, possessing)

• पर्वतोपमः (parvatopamaḥ) - resembling a mountain (resembling a mountain, mountain-like)

Words meanings and morphology

कदा (kadā) - at one time (when, at some time, ever)

(indeclinable)

interrogative/indefinite adverb of time

चित् (cit) - sometimes (indeed, sometimes, even)

(indeclinable)

an indefinite particle

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

a particle

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

first person pronoun

वीर्यात् (vīryāt) - by my valor (from valor, by courage, by power)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, strength, power, energy

from vīra 'hero'

Root: vīr

Note: The ablative here indicates the cause or means.

पर्यटन् (paryaṭan) - wandering (wandering, roaming about)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paryaṭat

paryaṭat - wandering around, roaming

present active participle

present active participle from root aṭ 'to wander' with prefix pari-, masculine singular nominative

Prefix: pari

Root: aṭ (class 1)

Note: Functions as a verbal adjective describing the agent 'aham'.

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - this earth (earth, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, world

Root: pṛth (class 1)

Note: Object of paryaṭan.

इमाम् (imām) - this (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular accusative

Note: Agrees with pṛthivīm.

बलम् (balam) - the strength (strength, power, force)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

Note: Object of dhārayan.

नागसहस्रस्य (nāgasahasrasya) - of a thousand elephants (of a thousand elephants, of a thousand serpents)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of nāgasahasra

nāgasahasra - a thousand elephants/serpents

karmadhāraya compound of nāga and sahasra

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nāga+sahasra)

• nāga – elephant, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the strength of a thousand elephants.

धारयन् (dhārayan) - possessing (bearing, holding, possessing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārayat

dhārayat - bearing, holding, possessing

present active participle

present active participle from causal root dhṛ 'to bear', masculine singular nominative

Root: dhṛ (class 10)

Note: Functions as a verbal adjective describing the agent 'aham'.

पर्वतोपमः (parvatopamaḥ) - resembling a mountain (resembling a mountain, mountain-like)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvatopama

parvatopama - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+upama)

• parvata – mountain
  noun (masculine)
• upama – resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)
  from upa 'near' and mā 'to measure'
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

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