वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-30, verse-25

दशनागबलाः के चित् के चिद्दशगुणोत्तराः ।
के चिन्नागसहस्रस्य बभूवुस्तुल्यविक्रमाः ॥२५॥

25. daśanāgabalāḥ ke cit ke ciddaśaguṇottarāḥ ,
ke cinnāgasahasrasya babhūvustulyavikramāḥ.

25. daśanāgabalāḥ ke cit ke cit daśaguṇottarāḥ
ke cit nāgasahasrasya babhūvuḥ tulyavikramāḥ

25. ke cit daśanāgabalāḥ ke cit daśaguṇottarāḥ
ke cit nāgasahasrasya tulyavikramāḥ babhūvuḥ

25. Some possessed the strength of ten elephants; others were ten times more powerful, while some exhibited valor equal to a thousand elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• दशनागबलाः (daśanāgabalāḥ) - having the strength of ten elephants

• के (ke) - some, who

• चित् (cit) - a certain, some (particle)

• के (ke) - some, who

• चित् (cit) - a certain, some (particle)

• दशगुणोत्तराः (daśaguṇottarāḥ) - ten times superior

• के (ke) - some, who

• चित् (cit) - a certain, some (particle)

• नागसहस्रस्य (nāgasahasrasya) - of a thousand elephants

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became, they were

• तुल्यविक्रमाः (tulyavikramāḥ) - equal in valor/prowess

Words meanings and morphology

दशनागबलाः (daśanāgabalāḥ) - having the strength of ten elephants

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daśanāgabala

daśanāgabala - strength of ten elephants

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśa+nāga+bala)

• daśa – ten
  indeclinable
• nāga – elephant, snake
  noun (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used here as a substantivized adjective referring to 'some' monkeys.

के (ke) - some, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what, which

चित् (cit) - a certain, some (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns (e.g., kaścit, kecit).

के (ke) - some, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what, which

चित् (cit) - a certain, some (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns (e.g., kaścit, kecit).

दशगुणोत्तराः (daśaguṇottarāḥ) - ten times superior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daśaguṇottara

daśaguṇottara - ten times superior, ten times greater

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśaguṇa+uttara)

• daśaguṇa – ten-fold
  adjective
• uttara – superior, greater, later
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

के (ke) - some, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what, which

चित् (cit) - a certain, some (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns (e.g., kaścit, kecit).

नागसहस्रस्य (nāgasahasrasya) - of a thousand elephants

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of nāgasahasra

nāgasahasra - a thousand elephants

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+sahasra)

• nāga – elephant, snake
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तुल्यविक्रमाः (tulyavikramāḥ) - equal in valor/prowess

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tulyavikrama

tulyavikrama - having equal valor, equal in prowess

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tulya+vikrama)

• tulya – equal, similar, comparable
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• vikrama – valor, prowess, courage, step
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

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