वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-43, verse-11

दानवेषु च घोरेषु न स विद्येत शोभने ।
यो रामं प्रतियुध्येत समरे वासवोपमम् ॥११॥

11. dānaveṣu ca ghoreṣu na sa vidyeta śobhane ,
yo rāmaṃ pratiyudhyeta samare vāsavopamam.

11. dānaveṣu ca ghoreṣu na sa vidyeta śobhane |
yaḥ rāmam pratiyudhyeta samare vāsavopamam

11. śobhane dānaveṣu ca ghoreṣu na sa vidyeta
yaḥ rāmam vāsavopamam samare pratiyudhyeta

11. And among the terrible Dānavas (demons), O beautiful one, there exists no one who could fight against Rama in battle, for he is comparable to Vāsava (Indra).

Words meanings summery:

• दानवेषु (dānaveṣu) - among Dānavas (a class of powerful, often malevolent beings, giants or demons) (among Dānavas (demons, giants))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• घोरेषु (ghoreṣu) - among the terrible (Dānavas) (among the terrible, fierce)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• स (sa) - that one (who would fight) (he, that (one))

• विद्येत (vidyeta) - would be found, exist (might exist, would be found)

• शोभने (śobhane) - O beautiful one (addressing Sita) (O beautiful one, O splendid one)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• प्रतियुध्येत (pratiyudhyeta) - would fight against (would fight against, would contend with)

• समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• वासवोपमम् (vāsavopamam) - comparable to Vāsava (Indra) (comparable to Vāsava, like Vāsava)

Words meanings and morphology

दानवेषु (dānaveṣu) - among Dānavas (a class of powerful, often malevolent beings, giants or demons) (among Dānavas (demons, giants))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - Dānava (a race of giants or demons, sons of Danu)

Patronymic from Danu.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects with the previous list of beings.

घोरेषु (ghoreṣu) - among the terrible (Dānavas) (among the terrible, fierce)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, frightful

From root ghuṣ (to sound) or ghūr (to tremble).

Note: Qualifies dānaveṣu.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates the verb vidyeta.

स (sa) - that one (who would fight) (he, that (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative masculine singular of tad.

Note: Subject of vidyeta.

विद्येत (vidyeta) - would be found, exist (might exist, would be found)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vid

Optative mood, middle voice

3rd person singular, optative, from root vid (class 4, 'to be').

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Used with na to express non-existence.

शोभने (śobhane) - O beautiful one (addressing Sita) (O beautiful one, O splendid one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śobhanā

śobhanā - beautiful, splendid, auspicious, excellent (feminine)

From root śubh (to shine, be beautiful).

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sita.

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Nominative masculine singular of yad.

Note: Subject of pratiyudhyeta.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (the seventh avatar of Vishnu, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of pratiyudhyeta.

प्रतियुध्येत (pratiyudhyeta) - would fight against (would fight against, would contend with)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pratiyudh

Optative mood, middle voice

3rd person singular, optative, from root yudh (class 4, 'to fight') with prefix prati.

Prefix: prati

Root: yudh (class 4)

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

From sam-ṛ (to meet, clash).

Root: ṛ (class 1)

वासवोपमम् (vāsavopamam) - comparable to Vāsava (Indra) (comparable to Vāsava, like Vāsava)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsavopama

vāsavopama - comparable to Vāsava (Indra), like Vāsava

Compound of vāsava (Indra) and upama (comparison, similar).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsava+upama)

• vāsava – Indra (king of the gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• upama – comparison, resemblance, simile; comparable, similar
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  From upa-mā (to compare).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

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