वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-47, verse-3

उद्वहेयं भुजाभ्यां तु मेदिनीमम्बरे स्थितः ।
आपिबेयं समुद्रं च मृत्युं हन्यां रणे स्थितः ॥३॥

3. udvaheyaṃ bhujābhyāṃ tu medinīmambare sthitaḥ ,
āpibeyaṃ samudraṃ ca mṛtyuṃ hanyāṃ raṇe sthitaḥ.

3. udvaheyam bhujābhyām tu medinīm ambare sthitaḥ
āpibeyam samudram ca mṛtyum hanyām raṇe sthitaḥ

3. ambare sthitaḥ tu bhujābhyām medinīm udvaheyam
samudram āpibeyam ca raṇe sthitaḥ mṛtyum hanyām

3. Standing in the sky, I could lift up the earth with my two arms. I could drink up the ocean, and standing in battle, I could conquer death.

Words meanings summery:

• उद्वहेयम् (udvaheyam) - I would lift up, I would bear

• भुजाभ्याम् (bhujābhyām) - with two arms

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, being

• आपिबेयम् (āpibeyam) - I would drink up completely

• समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean, the sea

• च (ca) - and, also

• मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

• हन्याम् (hanyām) - I would conquer (death) (I would kill, I would strike down)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in conflict

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, being

Words meanings and morphology

उद्वहेयम् (udvaheyam) - I would lift up, I would bear

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of udvah

Optative Mood, Parasmaipada, 1st Person Singular

Formed from `ud-` (up, forth) + root `vah` (to carry, bear).

Prefix: ud

Root: vah (class 1)

भुजाभ्याम् (bhujābhyām) - with two arms

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of bhujā

bhujā - arm, hand

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - the earth, ground

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, being

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining, firm

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root `sthā` (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing the implied subject 'I'.

आपिबेयम् (āpibeyam) - I would drink up completely

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of āpā

Optative Mood, Parasmaipada, 1st Person Singular

Formed from `ā-` (unto, completely) + root `pā` (to drink).

Prefix: ā

Root: pā (class 1)

समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean, the sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, dying, the god of death (Yama)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

हन्याम् (hanyām) - I would conquer (death) (I would kill, I would strike down)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of han

Optative Mood, Parasmaipada, 1st Person Singular

From root `han` (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, conflict, war

Root: raṇ (class 1)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, being

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining, firm

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root `sthā` (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing the implied subject 'I'.