वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-62, verse-11

यौवने वर्तमानस्य ममासीद् यः पराक्रमः ।
तमेवाद्यावगच्छामि बलं पौरुषमेव च ॥११॥

11. yauvane vartamānasya mamāsīd yaḥ parākramaḥ ,
tamevādyāvagacchāmi balaṃ pauruṣameva ca.

11. yauvane vartamānasya mama āsīt yaḥ parākramaḥ
tam eva adya avagacchāmi balam pauruṣam eva ca

11. yauvane vartamānasya yaḥ mama parākramaḥ āsīt,
tam eva balam pauruṣam ca adya avagacchāmi

11. The prowess that I possessed in my youth, that very strength and manliness (pauruṣa) I perceive today.

Words meanings summery:

• यौवने (yauvane) - in youth (in youth, in young age)

• वर्तमानस्य (vartamānasya) - of existing, of being present (in me) (of being, of existing, of being present)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• यः (yaḥ) - which (who, which, that)

• पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - prowess (prowess, valor, strength, courage)

• तम् (tam) - that (prowess) (that, him)

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

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• अवगच्छामि (avagacchāmi) - I perceive (I understand, I perceive, I know)

• बलम् (balam) - strength (strength, power, might)

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness (pauruṣa) (manliness, virility, human effort, might)

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

यौवने (yauvane) - in youth (in youth, in young age)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yauvana

yauvana - youth, youthful age

Note: Indicates time/state.

वर्तमानस्य (vartamānasya) - of existing, of being present (in me) (of being, of existing, of being present)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - being, existing, present

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies mama (implied with the genitive).

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive pronoun, refers to Sampāti.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect (Laṅ) active voice, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the relative clause.

यः (yaḥ) - which (who, which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of āsīt.

पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - prowess (prowess, valor, strength, courage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parākrama

parākrama - prowess, valor, strength, courage, enterprise

Derived from root kram with prefix parā-

Prefix: parā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Subject of āsīt.

तम् (tam) - that (prowess) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun, object of avagacchāmi.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes tam.

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

अवगच्छामि (avagacchāmi) - I perceive (I understand, I perceive, I know)

(verb)

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

Present (Laṭ) active voice, 1st person singular

Prefix: ava

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the principal clause.

बलम् (balam) - strength (strength, power, might)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force

Note: Object of avagacchāmi.

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness (pauruṣa) (manliness, virility, human effort, might)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - manliness, virility, human effort, might, courage

Derived from puruṣa with suffix -a

Note: Object of avagacchāmi.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes pauruṣam.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects balam and pauruṣam.