वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-67, verse-20

नाममात्रं तु जानामि न रूपं तस्य रक्षसः ।
निवासं वा प्रभावं वा वयं तस्य न विद्महे ॥२०॥

20. nāmamātraṃ tu jānāmi na rūpaṃ tasya rakṣasaḥ ,
nivāsaṃ vā prabhāvaṃ vā vayaṃ tasya na vidmahe.

20. nāmamātram tu jānāmi na rūpam tasya rakṣasaḥ
nivāsam vā prabhāvam vā vayam tasya na vidmahe

20. vayam tu tasya rakṣasaḥ nāmamātram jānāmi rūpam na,
nivāsam vā prabhāvam vā na vidmahe

20. We only know the name of that demon, but not his form, nor do we know his dwelling or his power.

Words meanings summery:

• नाममात्रम् (nāmamātram) - merely a name, only the name

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• जानामि (jānāmi) - I know

• न (na) - not, no

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, shape

• तस्य (tasya) - of that demon (his, of him, its)

• रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of the demon, of the Rākṣasa

• निवासम् (nivāsam) - dwelling, residence, abode

• वा (vā) - or, either

• प्रभावम् (prabhāvam) - power, might, influence, splendor

• वा (vā) - or, either

• वयम् (vayam) - we (plural)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that demon (his, of him, its)

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्महे (vidmahe) - we know, we understand

Words meanings and morphology

नाममात्रम् (nāmamātram) - merely a name, only the name

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāmamātra

nāmamātra - merely a name, only a name

Compound of nāman and mātra.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāman+mātra)

• nāman – name
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – measure, quantity, only, mere
  indeclinable (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Present active 1st person singular

Root `jñā` (cl. 9), suffix `nā` + `mi`.

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, shape

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, shape, beauty

तस्य (tasya) - of that demon (his, of him, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Genitive singular of `tad` pronoun.

Note: Refers to the demon (rakṣasaḥ).

रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of the demon, of the Rākṣasa

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, Rākṣasa, evil spirit

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Genitive case due to `tasya` and indicating possession/relation.

निवासम् (nivāsam) - dwelling, residence, abode

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nivāsa

nivāsa - dwelling, residence, abode, house

Derived from root `vas` (to dwell) with prefix `ni`.

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

प्रभावम् (prabhāvam) - power, might, influence, splendor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhāva

prabhāva - power, might, influence, majesty, origin

Derived from root `bhū` (to be) with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Nominative plural of the 1st person pronoun `asmad`.

तस्य (tasya) - of that demon (his, of him, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Genitive singular of `tad` pronoun.

Note: Refers to the demon (rakṣasaḥ).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विद्महे (vidmahe) - we know, we understand

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present middle 1st person plural

Root `vid` (cl. 2, `adādi`), present middle voice, 1st person plural ending.

Root: vid (class 2)