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वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-8, verse-3

शक्यं खलु भवेद् राम सहायेन त्वयानघ ।
सुरराज्यमपि प्राप्तुं स्वराज्यं किं पुनः प्रभो ॥३॥
3. śakyaṃ khalu bhaved rāma sahāyena tvayānagha ,
surarājyamapi prāptuṃ svarājyaṃ kiṃ punaḥ prabho.
3. śakyam khalu bhavet rāma sahāyena tvayā anagha
surarājyam api prāptum svarājyam kim punaḥ prabho
3. rāma anagha prabho tvayā sahāyena surarājyam api
prāptum khalu śakyam bhavet svarājyam punaḥ kim
3. O Rama, sinless one, with your help, it would surely be possible to attain even the kingdom of the gods; how much more so then, O lord, one's own kingdom?

Words meanings summery:

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  • शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible (possible, capable, able to be done)
  • खलु (khalu) - surely (indeed, surely, certainly)
  • भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be (it would be, he/she/it might be, may be)
  • राम (rāma) - O Rama
  • सहायेन (sahāyena) - with your help (implied 'you' as the helper) (by an assistant, by a helper, with help)
  • त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Rama) (by you)
  • अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (O sinless one, O faultless one)
  • सुरराज्यम् (surarājyam) - kingdom of the gods (kingdom of the gods, divine sovereignty)
  • अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)
  • प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to attain (to obtain, to reach, to gain)
  • स्वराज्यम् (svarājyam) - one's own kingdom (one's own kingdom, independence, self-rule)
  • किम् (kim) - what (implying 'how much more') (what, why)
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - how much more (in the idiom 'kim punaḥ') (again, but, moreover, on the other hand)
  • प्रभो (prabho) - O lord (O lord, O master, O powerful one)

Words meanings and morphology

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible (possible, capable, able to be done)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya
śakya - possible, practicable, able, fit for
Gerundive
From root śak (to be able) with suffix -ya.
Root: śak (class 5)
खलु (khalu) - surely (indeed, surely, certainly)
(indeclinable)
Particle expressing affirmation or emphasis.
भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be (it would be, he/she/it might be, may be)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Optative Mood, Third Person Singular
Parasmaipada, Present tense, Optative mood, 3rd person singular.
Root: bhū (class 1)
राम (rāma) - O Rama
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Rama (name of a legendary king), pleasant, charming
Vocative singular of Rāma.
Root: ram (class 1)
सहायेन (sahāyena) - with your help (implied 'you' as the helper) (by an assistant, by a helper, with help)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of sahāya
sahāya - helper, assistant, ally, aid
From saha + i (to go) + nominal suffix -a.
Prefix: saha
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Used with 'tvayā'.
त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Rama) (by you)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Instrumental singular of yuṣmad.
Note: Agent in a passive construction ('śakyam ... prāptum').
अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (O sinless one, O faultless one)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha
anagha - sinless, faultless, pure
Formed with negative prefix 'a-' and 'agha' (sin, fault).
Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+agha)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • agha – sin, fault, evil, distress
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'rāma'.
सुरराज्यम् (surarājyam) - kingdom of the gods (kingdom of the gods, divine sovereignty)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of surarājya
surarājya - kingdom of the gods
Compound.
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sura+rājya)
  • sura – god, deity
    noun (masculine)
  • rājya – kingdom, realm, sovereignty
    noun (neuter)
    From rāj (to rule) + -ya suffix.
    Root: rāj (class 1)
Note: Object of 'prāptum'.
अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
Particle.
प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to attain (to obtain, to reach, to gain)
(verb)
infinitive (tumun) of prāp
Infinitive
Infinitive of pra + āp (to obtain).
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
स्वराज्यम् (svarājyam) - one's own kingdom (one's own kingdom, independence, self-rule)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of svarājya
svarājya - one's own kingdom, self-sovereignty, independence
Compound.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+rājya)
  • sva – own, one's own
    adjective (masculine)
  • rājya – kingdom, realm, sovereignty
    noun (neuter)
    From rāj (to rule) + -ya suffix.
    Root: rāj (class 1)
Note: Here used as the topic of the 'kim punaḥ' clause, effectively nominative.
किम् (kim) - what (implying 'how much more') (what, why)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, why, whether
Neuter nominative/accusative singular of the interrogative pronoun kim.
पुनः (punaḥ) - how much more (in the idiom 'kim punaḥ') (again, but, moreover, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
Adverbial particle.
प्रभो (prabho) - O lord (O lord, O master, O powerful one)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu
prabhu - lord, master, ruler, powerful
Vocative singular of prabhu. From pra + bhū (to be, become).
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Refers to Rama.