वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-53, verse-8

त्वं समर्थतरः पित्रा युद्धे तारेय वै धुरम् ।
दृढं धारयितुं शक्तः कपिराज्यं यथा पिता ॥८॥

8. tvaṃ samarthataraḥ pitrā yuddhe tāreya vai dhuram ,
dṛḍhaṃ dhārayituṃ śaktaḥ kapirājyaṃ yathā pitā.

8. tvam samarthataraḥ pitrā yuddhe tāreya vai dhuram
dṛḍham dhārayitum śaktaḥ kapi-rājyam yathā pitā

8. tāreya! tvam yuddhe pitrā samarthataraḥ vai.
yathā pitā (adhārayat),
(tathā) dhuram kapi-rājyam dṛḍham dhārayitum śaktaḥ

8. O son of Tārā, you are indeed more capable than your father in battle. You are able to firmly maintain the monkey kingdom, just as your father did.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• समर्थतरः (samarthataraḥ) - more capable, more able

• पित्रा (pitrā) - than your father (by the father, than the father)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• तारेय (tāreya) - O Angada, son of Tārā (O son of Tārā)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• धुरम् (dhuram) - the responsibility (of kingship) (burden, responsibility, yoke, leading position)

• दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly, strongly, surely

• धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to maintain, to uphold (to hold, to maintain, to bear)

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able

• कपि-राज्यम् (kapi-rājyam) - the monkey kingdom

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• पिता (pitā) - your father (Vālī) (father)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

समर्थतरः (samarthataraḥ) - more capable, more able

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samarthatara

samarthatara - more capable, more powerful

Comparative degree of samartha

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'

पित्रा (pitrā) - than your father (by the father, than the father)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Used in comparison with 'samarthataraḥ'

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

तारेय (tāreya) - O Angada, son of Tārā (O son of Tārā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāreya

tāreya - son of Tārā (Angada)

Patronymic from Tārā

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

धुरम् (dhuram) - the responsibility (of kingship) (burden, responsibility, yoke, leading position)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhur

dhur - yoke, burden, responsibility, chief place

Note: Direct object of 'dhārayitum'

दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly, strongly, surely

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb dṛṃh (to strengthen)

Root: dṛṃh (class 1)

Note: Adverb modifying 'dhārayitum'

धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to maintain, to uphold (to hold, to maintain, to bear)

(verb)

active

Infinitive (Causal)

Infinitive form of the causal stem dhāraya- (from √dhṛ)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, powerful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'

कपि-राज्यम् (kapi-rājyam) - the monkey kingdom

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kapi-rājya

kapi-rājya - kingdom of monkeys, monkey kingdom

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kapi+rājya)

• kapi – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• rājya – kingdom, reign, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'dhārayitum'

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison

पिता (pitā) - your father (Vālī) (father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Subject of the implied verb in the comparative clause

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