वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-18, verse-19

नेह पश्यामि लोके ऽन्यं यो मे प्रतिबलो भवेत् ।
पश्य मे सुमहद्वीर्यमप्रतिद्वन्द्वमाहवे ॥१९॥

19. neha paśyāmi loke'nyaṃ yo me pratibalo bhavet ,
paśya me sumahadvīryamapratidvandvamāhave.

19. na iha paśyāmi loke anyam yaḥ me pratibalaḥ bhavet
paśya me sumahat vīryam apratidvandvam āhave

19. iha loke anyam yaḥ me pratibalaḥ bhavet na paśyāmi
me sumahat apratidvandvam vīryam āhave paśya

19. I do not see anyone else in this world who could be my equal in strength. Behold my exceedingly great prowess, which is unrivaled in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• अन्यम् (anyam) - another, other

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• प्रतिबलः (pratibalaḥ) - equal in strength, rival, opponent

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, might be, should be

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, look

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, exceedingly large

• वीर्यम् (vīryam) - prowess, valor, strength, heroism

• अप्रतिद्वन्द्वम् (apratidvandvam) - unrivaled, unequaled, without an opponent

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in war, in conflict

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Present (laṭ) of paś

Present Tense

Present active indicative, 1st person singular, from root 'dṛś' (using 'paś' as present stem).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, space, people, community, ordinary life

अन्यम् (anyam) - another, other

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yat

yat - who, what, whoever, whatever

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

प्रतिबलः (pratibalaḥ) - equal in strength, rival, opponent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratibala

pratibala - equal in strength, match, opponent, rival

Compound formed with 'prati' (against) and 'bala' (strength).

Compound type : tatpurusha (prati+bala)

• prati – against, towards, in return, opposite
  indeclinable
  Preposition or prefix.
• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative Mood

Optative active, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, look

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (loṭ) of paś

Imperative Mood

Imperative active, 2nd person singular, from root 'dṛś' (using 'paś' as present stem).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, exceedingly large

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, exceedingly large, highly significant

Compound with prefix 'su' indicating 'very' or 'excellent'.

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating intensity or excellence.
• mahat – great, large, vast, mighty
  adjective (neuter)

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - prowess, valor, strength, heroism

(noun)

neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - prowess, valor, strength, energy, heroism, virility

अप्रतिद्वन्द्वम् (apratidvandvam) - unrivaled, unequaled, without an opponent

(adjective)

neuter, singular of apratidvandva

apratidvandva - unrivaled, unequaled, without an opponent, peerless

Negative compound 'a-' (not) with 'pratidvandva' (opponent/rival).

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrihi (a+pratidvandva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• pratidvandva – rival, opponent, adversary
  noun (masculine)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in war, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, conflict, fight

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