वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-11, verse-48

एतदस्यासमं वीर्यं मया राम प्रकाशितम् ।
कथं तं वालिनं हन्तुं समरे शक्ष्यसे नृप ॥४८॥

48. etadasyāsamaṃ vīryaṃ mayā rāma prakāśitam ,
kathaṃ taṃ vālinaṃ hantuṃ samare śakṣyase nṛpa.

48. etat asya asamam vīryam mayā rāma prakāśitam
katham tam vālinam hantum samare śakṣyase nṛpa

48. rāma nṛpa,
mayā asya etat asamam vīryam prakāśitam.
katham tam vālinam samare hantum śakṣyase?

48. O Rama, O King, this unparalleled strength of his has been revealed by me. How will you be able to kill that Vali in battle?

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (strength) (this, that)

• अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Vali, implied context) (of him, of this, his)

• असमम् (asamam) - unparalleled (unequal, unparalleled, matchless, incomparable)

• वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength (valor, heroism, strength, power, energy)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• राम (rāma) - O Rama (Rama, the son of Dasaratha)

• प्रकाशितम् (prakāśitam) - revealed (shown, revealed, illumined, manifested)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how? in what manner?)

• तम् (tam) - that (Vali) (him, that)

• वालिनम् (vālinam) - Vali (Vali (a monkey king))

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill (to kill, to strike, to destroy)

• समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war, in conflict)

• शक्ष्यसे (śakṣyase) - you will be able (you will be able, you will be capable)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O King (king, ruler, protector of men)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (strength) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that, he, she, it

अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Vali, implied context) (of him, of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Forms 'asya' for masculine and neuter genitive singular.

असमम् (asamam) - unparalleled (unequal, unparalleled, matchless, incomparable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asama

asama - unequal, unparalleled, matchless, incomparable

From 'a' (negation) + 'sama' (equal)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sama)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sama – equal, same, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vīryam'.

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength (valor, heroism, strength, power, energy)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, heroism, strength, power, energy, virility

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

राम (rāma) - O Rama (Rama, the son of Dasaratha)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name), charming, pleasing

प्रकाशितम् (prakāśitam) - revealed (shown, revealed, illumined, manifested)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prakāśita

prakāśita - shown, revealed, illumined, manifested

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'kāś' (to shine) with the prefix 'pra' and the suffix '-ita'

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vīryam'.

कथम् (katham) - how (how? in what manner?)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that (Vali) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'vālinam'.

वालिनम् (vālinam) - Vali (Vali (a monkey king))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Vali (name of a powerful monkey king, brother of Sugriva)

Note: Object of the infinitive 'hantum'.

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill (to kill, to strike, to destroy)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'han'

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Expresses purpose.

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict, encounter

Note: Indicates location of the action of killing.

शक्ष्यसे (śakṣyase) - you will be able (you will be able, you will be capable)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

नृप (nṛpa) - O King (king, ruler, protector of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

From 'nṛ' (man) + 'pa' (protector, from root 'pā' to protect)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)