वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-45, verse-40

यदन्तरं सिंहशृगालयोर्वने यदन्तरं स्यन्दनिकासमुद्रयोः ।
सुराग्र्यसौवीरकयोर्यदन्तरं तदन्तरं दाशरथेस्तवैव च ॥४०॥

40. yadantaraṃ siṃhaśṛgālayorvane yadantaraṃ syandanikāsamudrayoḥ ,
surāgryasauvīrakayoryadantaraṃ tadantaraṃ dāśarathestavaiva ca.

40. yat antaram siṃhaśṛgālayoḥ vane
yat antaram syandanikāsamudrayoḥ
surāgryasauvīrakayoḥ yat antaram
tat antaram dāśaratheḥ tava eva ca

40. vane siṃhaśṛgālayoḥ yat antaram
syandanikāsamudrayoḥ yat antaram
surāgryasauvīrakayoḥ yat antaram
tat antaram dāśaratheḥ tava eva ca

40. Whatever difference exists between a lion and a jackal in the forest, whatever difference there is between a small stream and an ocean, and whatever difference lies between excellent liquor and Sauvīra—that very difference exists between you and the son of Daśaratha, Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that which)

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference (difference, interval, interior)

• सिंहशृगालयोः (siṁhaśṛgālayoḥ) - between a lion and a jackal (of a lion and a jackal, between a lion and a jackal)

• वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the woods)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that which)

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference (difference, interval, interior)

• स्यन्दनिकासमुद्रयोः (syandanikāsamudrayoḥ) - between a small stream and an ocean (of a small stream (or canal) and an ocean, between a stream and an ocean)

• सुराग्र्यसौवीरकयोः (surāgryasauvīrakayoḥ) - between excellent liquor and Sauvīra (of excellent liquor and Sauvīra, between excellent liquor and Sauvīra)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that which)

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference (difference, interval, interior)

• तत् (tat) - that (difference) (that, that (difference))

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference (difference, interval, interior)

• दाशरथेः (dāśaratheḥ) - (between you and) Dasharatha's son (Rama) (of Dasharatha's son, O son of Dasharatha)

• तव (tava) - your (implicitly, "between you") (your, of you)

• एव (eva) - precisely, indeed (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• च (ca) - and (connecting the two parties of the comparison) (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference (difference, interval, interior)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, middle, interval, difference, another

सिंहशृगालयोः (siṁhaśṛgālayoḥ) - between a lion and a jackal (of a lion and a jackal, between a lion and a jackal)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of siṃhaśṛgāla

siṁhaśṛgāla - lion and jackal

Dvandva compound of 'siṃha' and 'śṛgāla'

Compound type : itaretara dvandva (siṃha+śṛgāla)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• śṛgāla – jackal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Genitive dual form, expressing "between X and Y".

वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the woods)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference (difference, interval, interior)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, middle, interval, difference, another

स्यन्दनिकासमुद्रयोः (syandanikāsamudrayoḥ) - between a small stream and an ocean (of a small stream (or canal) and an ocean, between a stream and an ocean)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of syandanikāsamudra

syandanikāsamudra - small stream and ocean

Dvandva compound of 'syandanikā' and 'samudra'

Compound type : itaretara dvandva (syandanikā+samudra)

• syandanikā – small stream, canal, rivulet
  noun (feminine)
  Diminutive of syandanī, from root √syand (to flow)
  Root: syand (class 1)
• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Note: Genitive dual form.

सुराग्र्यसौवीरकयोः (surāgryasauvīrakayoḥ) - between excellent liquor and Sauvīra (of excellent liquor and Sauvīra, between excellent liquor and Sauvīra)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of surāgryasauvīraka

surāgryasauvīraka - excellent liquor and Sauvīra

Dvandva compound of 'surāgrya' and 'sauvīraka'

Compound type : itaretara dvandva (surāgrya+sauvīraka)

• surāgrya – excellent liquor, best wine
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: surā (liquor) + agrya (best)
• sauvīraka – sour gruel, fermented rice-water (a low-quality drink)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Genitive dual form.

यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference (difference, interval, interior)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, middle, interval, difference, another

तत् (tat) - that (difference) (that, that (difference))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Corresponds to 'yat'.

अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference (difference, interval, interior)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, middle, interval, difference, another

दाशरथेः (dāśaratheḥ) - (between you and) Dasharatha's son (Rama) (of Dasharatha's son, O son of Dasharatha)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dāśarathi

dāśarathi - son of Dasharatha (specifically Rama)

Patronymic from 'Daśaratha' with suffix 'i'

तव (tava) - your (implicitly, "between you") (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

एव (eva) - precisely, indeed (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (connecting the two parties of the comparison) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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