वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-45, verse-41

यदन्तरं काञ्चनसीसलोहयोर्यदन्तरं चन्दनवारिपङ्कयोः ।
यदन्तरं हस्तिबिडालयोर्वने तदन्तरं दशरथेस्तवैव च ॥४१॥

41. yadantaraṃ kāñcanasīsalohayoryadantaraṃ candanavāripaṅkayoḥ ,
yadantaraṃ hastibiḍālayorvane tadantaraṃ daśarathestavaiva ca.

41. yat antaram kāñcanasīsalohayoḥ
yat antaram candanavāripaṅkayoḥ
yat antaram hastibiḍālayoḥ vane
tat antaram daśaratheḥ tava eva ca

41. vane kāñcanasīsalohayoḥ yat antaram
candanavāripaṅkayoḥ yat antaram
hastibiḍālayoḥ yat antaram
tat antaram daśaratheḥ tava eva ca

41. Whatever difference exists between gold and the combination of lead and iron, whatever difference there is between sandalwood-water and mud, and whatever difference lies between an elephant and a cat in the forest—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)

• काञ्चनसीसलोहयोः (kāñcanasīsalohayoḥ) - between gold and the combination of lead and iron (between gold and lead-iron (metals), of gold, lead and iron)

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

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

• चन्दनवारिपङ्कयोः (candanavāripaṅkayoḥ) - between sandalwood-water and mud (of sandalwood-water and mud, between sandalwood-water and mud)

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

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

• हस्तिबिडालयोः (hastibiḍālayoḥ) - between an elephant and a cat (of an elephant and a cat, between an elephant and a cat)

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

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

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

• दशरथेः (daśaratheḥ) - (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

काञ्चनसीसलोहयोः (kāñcanasīsalohayoḥ) - between gold and the combination of lead and iron (between gold and lead-iron (metals), of gold, lead and iron)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of kāñcanasīsaloha

kāñcanasīsaloha - gold, lead, and iron

Dvandva compound of 'kāñcana' and 'sīsaloha'. 'sīsaloha' itself is a dvandva of 'sīsa' and 'loha'.

Compound type : itaretara dvandva (kāñcana+sīsaloha)

• kāñcana – gold
  noun (neuter)
• sīsaloha – lead and iron
  noun (neuter)
  Itaretara dvandva compound of 'sīsa' and 'loha'.

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

चन्दनवारिपङ्कयोः (candanavāripaṅkayoḥ) - between sandalwood-water and mud (of sandalwood-water and mud, between sandalwood-water and mud)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of candanavāripaṅka

candanavāripaṅka - sandalwood water and mud

Dvandva compound of 'candanavāri' and 'paṅka'

Compound type : itaretara dvandva (candanavāri+paṅka)

• candanavāri – sandalwood water
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: candana (sandalwood) + vāri (water)
• paṅka – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)

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

हस्तिबिडालयोः (hastibiḍālayoḥ) - between an elephant and a cat (of an elephant and a cat, between an elephant and a cat)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of hastibiḍāla

hastibiḍāla - elephant and cat

Dvandva compound of 'hastin' and 'biḍāla'

Compound type : itaretara dvandva (hastin+biḍāla)

• hastin – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• biḍāla – cat
  noun (masculine)

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

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

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

दशरथेः (daśaratheḥ) - (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'

Note: Note the short 'a' in the form 'daśaratheḥ' as opposed to the more common 'dāśaratheḥ'. Both refer to Rama.

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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