वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-45, verse-42

यदन्तरं वायसवैनतेययोर्यदन्तरं मद्गुमयूरयोरपि ।
यदन्तरं सारसगृध्रयोर्वने तदन्तरं दाशरथेस्तवैव च ॥४२॥

42. yadantaraṃ vāyasavainateyayoryadantaraṃ madgumayūrayorapi ,
yadantaraṃ sārasagṛdhrayorvane tadantaraṃ dāśarathestavaiva ca.

42. yat antaram vāyasavainateyayoḥ
yat antaram madgumayūrayoḥ api yat
antaram sārasagṛdhrayoḥ vane
tat antaram dāśaratheḥ tava eva ca

42. vane vāyasavainateyayoḥ yat antaram
madgumayūrayoḥ api yat antaram
sārasagṛdhrayoḥ yat antaram
tat antaram dāśaratheḥ tava eva ca

42. Whatever difference exists between a crow and a Garuḍa (eagle), whatever difference there is also between a diver bird and a peacock, and whatever difference lies between a saras crane and a vulture 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)

• वायसवैनतेययोः (vāyasavainateyayoḥ) - between a crow and a Garuḍa (eagle) (of a crow and a Garuḍa, between a crow and a Garuḍa)

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

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

• मद्गुमयूरयोः (madgumayūrayoḥ) - between a diver bird and a peacock (of a diver bird and a peacock, between a diver bird and a peacock)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, moreover)

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

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

• सारसगृध्रयोः (sārasagṛdhrayoḥ) - between a saras crane and a vulture (of a saras crane and a vulture, between a saras crane and a vulture)

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

• 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

वायसवैनतेययोः (vāyasavainateyayoḥ) - between a crow and a Garuḍa (eagle) (of a crow and a Garuḍa, between a crow and a Garuḍa)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vāyasavainateya

vāyasavainateya - crow and Garuḍa

Dvandva compound of 'vāyasa' and 'vainateya'

Compound type : itaretara dvandva (vāyasa+vainateya)

• vāyasa – crow
  noun (masculine)
• vainateya – son of Vinata (Garuda, king of birds, eagle)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Patronymic from 'Vinatā'

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

मद्गुमयूरयोः (madgumayūrayoḥ) - between a diver bird and a peacock (of a diver bird and a peacock, between a diver bird and a peacock)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of madgumayūra

madgumayūra - diver bird and peacock

Dvandva compound of 'madgu' and 'mayūra'

Compound type : itaretara dvandva (madgu+mayūra)

• madgu – diver bird (cormorant, grebe)
  noun (masculine)
• mayūra – peacock
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

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

सारसगृध्रयोः (sārasagṛdhrayoḥ) - between a saras crane and a vulture (of a saras crane and a vulture, between a saras crane and a vulture)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of sārasagṛdhra

sārasagṛdhra - saras crane and vulture

Dvandva compound of 'sārasa' and 'gṛdhra'

Compound type : itaretara dvandva (sārasa+gṛdhra)

• sārasa – saras crane
  noun (masculine)
• gṛdhra – vulture
  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

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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