वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-45, verse-32

त्वं पुनर्जम्बुकः सिंहीं मामिहेच्छसि दुर्लभाम् ।
नाहं शक्या त्वया स्प्रष्टुमादित्यस्य प्रभा यथा ॥३२॥

32. tvaṃ punarjambukaḥ siṃhīṃ māmihecchasi durlabhām ,
nāhaṃ śakyā tvayā spraṣṭumādityasya prabhā yathā.

32. tvam punaḥ jambukaḥ siṃhīm mām iha icchasi durlabhām
| na aham śakyā tvayā spraṣṭum ādityasya prabhā yathā

32. punaḥ tvam iha durlabhām siṃhīm mām icchasi yathā ādityasya prabhā (asti),
(tathā) aham tvayā spraṣṭum na śakyā (asmi)

32. But you, like a jackal, desire me here, an unattainable lioness. Just as the sun's radiance is impossible to grasp, so I am not to be touched by you.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Ravana) (you)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - but (indicating contrast) (again, but, moreover)

• जम्बुकः (jambukaḥ) - (you, like) a jackal (Ravana being likened to a jackal) (jackal)

• सिंहीम् (siṁhīm) - (me, like) a lioness (Sita comparing herself to a lioness) (lioness)

• माम् (mām) - me (Sita) (me)

• इह (iha) - here (in this place, where I am now) (here, in this world)

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire (me) (you desire, you wish)

• दुर्लभाम् (durlabhām) - unattainable (qualifying Sita as a lioness) (difficult to obtain, unattainable, rare)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Sita) (I)

• शक्या (śakyā) - capable of being (touched) (capable of being, possible)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Ravana) (by you)

• स्प्रष्टुम् (spraṣṭum) - to be touched (by you) (to touch, to feel)

• आदित्यस्य (ādityasya) - of the sun (of the sun, belonging to the sun)

• प्रभा (prabhā) - radiance (of the sun) (splendor, radiance, light)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Ravana) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

yuṣmad - you

Second person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject of "icchasi".

पुनः (punaḥ) - but (indicating contrast) (again, but, moreover)

(indeclinable)

जम्बुकः (jambukaḥ) - (you, like) a jackal (Ravana being likened to a jackal) (jackal)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jambuka

jambuka - jackal

सिंहीम् (siṁhīm) - (me, like) a lioness (Sita comparing herself to a lioness) (lioness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siṃhī

siṁhī - lioness

Feminine form of 'siṃha' (lion).

माम् (mām) - me (Sita) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mām

asmad - I

First person singular pronoun.

इह (iha) - here (in this place, where I am now) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Demonstrative adverb.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire (me) (you desire, you wish)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Root iṣ, 6th class, Parasmaipada.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Verb for "tvam".

दुर्लभाम् (durlabhām) - unattainable (qualifying Sita as a lioness) (difficult to obtain, unattainable, rare)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of durlabhā

durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, inaccessible

Gerundive

From prefix 'dur' (difficult) and root LABH 'to obtain', with suffix -a.

Prefix: dur

Root: labh (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अहम् (aham) - I (Sita) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

asmad - I

First person singular pronoun.

शक्या (śakyā) - capable of being (touched) (capable of being, possible)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, capable of being done

Gerundive

Derived from root ŚAK 'to be able', with suffix -ya.

Root: śak (class 5)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Ravana) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvayā

yuṣmad - you

Second person singular pronoun, instrumental case.

स्प्रष्टुम् (spraṣṭum) - to be touched (by you) (to touch, to feel)

(verb)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root SPṚŚ 'to touch'.

Root: spṛś (class 6)

आदित्यस्य (ādityasya) - of the sun (of the sun, belonging to the sun)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, a son of Aditi

प्रभा (prabhā) - radiance (of the sun) (splendor, radiance, light)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - light, splendor, radiance, luster

From prefix 'pra' and root BHĀ 'to shine'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Subject in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb, used with 'tathā' (implied).