वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-19, verse-27

न हि गन्धमुपाघ्राय रामलक्ष्मणयोस्त्वया ।
शक्यं संदर्शने स्थातुं शुना शार्दूलयोरिव ॥२७॥

27. na hi gandhamupāghrāya rāmalakṣmaṇayostvayā ,
śakyaṃ saṃdarśane sthātuṃ śunā śārdūlayoriva.

27. na hi gandham upāghrāya rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ tvayā
śakyam saṃdarśane sthātum śunā śārdūlayoḥ iva

27. hi rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ gandham upāghrāya tvayā saṃdarśane sthātum na śakyam,
śunā śārdūlayoḥ iva

27. Indeed, upon perceiving the scent of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, it is not possible for you to remain in their presence, just as a dog cannot stand before two tigers.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• गन्धम् (gandham) - smell, odor, scent

• उपाघ्राय (upāghrāya) - having smelled, having perceived

• रामलक्ष्मणयोः (rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ) - of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

• त्वया (tvayā) - by Rāvaṇa (by you)

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, able

• संदर्शने (saṁdarśane) - in the sight, in the presence

• स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand, to remain

• शुना (śunā) - by a dog

• शार्दूलयोः (śārdūlayoḥ) - of two tigers

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

गन्धम् (gandham) - smell, odor, scent

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gandha

gandha - smell, odor, perfume

उपाघ्राय (upāghrāya) - having smelled, having perceived

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: ghrā (class 1)

रामलक्ष्मणयोः (rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ) - of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rāma (name of a prince, an incarnation of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)

त्वया (tvayā) - by Rāvaṇa (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, able

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, able, practicable, feasible

Gerundive

Root: śak (class 5)

संदर्शने (saṁdarśane) - in the sight, in the presence

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃdarśana

saṁdarśana - sight, appearance, presence, seeing

स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand, to remain

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Root: sthā (class 1)

शुना (śunā) - by a dog

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śvan

śvan - dog

शार्दूलयोः (śārdūlayoḥ) - of two tigers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of śārdūla

śārdūla - tiger, excellent

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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