वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-43, verse-5

तेजसा वापि ते भूतं समं भुवि न विद्यते ।
तद् यथा लभ्यते सीता तत्त्वमेवोपपादय ॥५॥

5. tejasā vāpi te bhūtaṃ samaṃ bhuvi na vidyate ,
tad yathā labhyate sītā tattvamevopapādaya.

5. tejasā vā api te bhūtam samam bhuvi na vidyate
tat yathā labhyate sītā tat tvam eva upapādaya

5. tejasā vā api te samam bhūtam bhuvi na vidyate
tat yathā sītā labhyate tat tvam eva upapādaya

5. There is no being on earth equal to you in power, or perhaps even in any other respect. Therefore, you alone must devise the means by which Sītā can be found.

Words meanings summery:

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by power or inherent strength (by power, by brilliance, by energy)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• अपि (api) - even, perhaps (also, even, indeed)

• ते (te) - your (referring to Hanumān) (your, of you (singular))

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - any living being or creature (being, creature, element, what has been)

• समम् (samam) - equal to (you) (equal, similar, even, same)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on this earth (on earth, in the world)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found (is, exists, is found)

• तत् (tat) - therefore, for that reason (that, therefore, so)

• यथा (yathā) - how, in what manner (as, so that, in order that, how)

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - can be found or obtained (is obtained, is found, is acquired)

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā (Sītā (name of Rama's wife))

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the task of finding Sītā) (that (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Hanumān) (you (singular nominative))

• एव (eva) - alone, indeed (indeed, only, just, alone)

• उपपादय (upapādaya) - devise, accomplish (accomplish, contrive, provide, bring about)

Words meanings and morphology

तेजसा (tejasā) - by power or inherent strength (by power, by brilliance, by energy)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, power, energy, vigor, fire, spirit

From root 'tij' (to be sharp).

Root: tij (class 6)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अपि (api) - even, perhaps (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Preverb or particle.

Note: Particle emphasizing 'or'.

ते (te) - your (referring to Hanumān) (your, of you (singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Enclitic form of the second person pronoun.

Note: Enclitic pronoun, here in genitive sense 'your'.

भूतम् (bhūtam) - any living being or creature (being, creature, element, what has been)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, spirit, element, past, that which has become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'a being'.

समम् (samam) - equal to (you) (equal, similar, even, same)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, similar, even, uniform

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtam'.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on this earth (on earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land

U-stem feminine noun.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

Note: Negates 'vidyate'.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found (is, exists, is found)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Middle

From root 'vid' (to be, to exist) in the 4th class (divādi).

Root: vid (class 4)

तत् (tat) - therefore, for that reason (that, therefore, so)

(indeclinable)

Used as an adverbial conjunction.

यथा (yathā) - how, in what manner (as, so that, in order that, how)

(indeclinable)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - can be found or obtained (is obtained, is found, is acquired)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of labh

Present Passive

From root 'labh' (to obtain) in the 1st class (bhvādi), passive voice.

Root: labh (class 1)

सीता (sītā) - Sītā (Sītā (name of Rama's wife))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Furrow, name of Janaka's daughter and Rama's wife

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the task of finding Sītā) (that (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'upapādaya'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Hanumān) (you (singular nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'upapādaya'.

एव (eva) - alone, indeed (indeed, only, just, alone)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'tvam'.

उपपादय (upapādaya) - devise, accomplish (accomplish, contrive, provide, bring about)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of upapādaya

Present Active Imperative

From root 'pad' (to go, to fall) with preverbs 'upa-' and causal suffix '-āya'.

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

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