वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-64, verse-16

स इदानीमहं वृद्धः प्लवने मन्दविक्रमः ।
यौवने च तदासीन्मे बलमप्रतिमं परैः ॥१६॥

16. sa idānīmahaṃ vṛddhaḥ plavane mandavikramaḥ ,
yauvane ca tadāsīnme balamapratimaṃ paraiḥ.

16. saḥ idānīm aham vṛddhaḥ plavane mandavikramaḥ |
yauvane ca tadā āsīt me balam apratimam paraiḥ

16. Now, being old, I have diminished strength in leaping. But in my youth, my power was unmatched by any other.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that, he (referring to the same person)

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at present

• अहम् (aham) - I

• वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged

• प्लवने (plavane) - in leaping, in swimming, in jumping

• मन्दविक्रमः (mandavikramaḥ) - having diminished power, slow in valor/stride

• यौवने (yauvane) - in youth

• च (ca) - and, also

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• मे (me) - my, to me

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, might

• अप्रतिमम् (apratimam) - unequalled, incomparable, matchless

• परैः (paraiḥ) - by others, by enemies

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that, he (referring to the same person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to Jambavān from the previous verses.

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at present

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Subject of the sentence, linking to 'saḥ'.

वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛdh- 'to grow'

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

प्लवने (plavane) - in leaping, in swimming, in jumping

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of plavana

plavana - leaping, jumping, swimming, floating

verbal noun

Derived from root plu- 'to leap, swim' with suffix -ana

Root: plu (class 1)

मन्दविक्रमः (mandavikramaḥ) - having diminished power, slow in valor/stride

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandavikrama

mandavikrama - having diminished power/valor/stride, slow in movement

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+vikrama)

• manda – slow, dull, weak, diminished
  adjective (masculine)
• vikrama – stride, step, power, valor
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham' and 'saḥ'.

यौवने (yauvane) - in youth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yauvana

yauvana - youth, youthfulness

Derived from yuvan 'youth'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd singular

Root: as (class 2)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, our

Enclitic dative/genitive singular of asmad

Note: Possessive 'my'.

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, might

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force

Note: Subject of 'āsīt'.

अप्रतिमम् (apratimam) - unequalled, incomparable, matchless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apratima

apratima - unequalled, incomparable, matchless, unique

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratima)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pratima – image, likeness, parallel, rival
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: prati

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

परैः (paraiḥ) - by others, by enemies

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, supreme, enemy

Note: Indicates by whom his strength was unequalled.

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