वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-3

स्त्रीत्वं न तु समर्थं हि सागरं व्यतिवर्तितुम् ।
मामधिष्ठाय विस्तीर्णं शतयोजनमायतम् ॥३॥

3. strītvaṃ na tu samarthaṃ hi sāgaraṃ vyativartitum ,
māmadhiṣṭhāya vistīrṇaṃ śatayojanamāyatam.

3. strītvam na tu samartham hi sāgaram vyativartitum
mām adhiṣṭhāya vistīrṇam śatayojanam āyatam

3. hi tu strītvam mām adhiṣṭhāya vistīrṇam śatayojanam
āyatam sāgaram vyativartitum na samartham

3. Indeed, for a woman, it is not possible to cross the ocean, which is vast and extends a hundred yojanas, even by relying upon me.

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्रीत्वम् (strītvam) - the state of being a woman (womanhood, femininity, being a woman)

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• समर्थम् (samartham) - capable (of crossing) (capable, able, powerful)

• हि (hi) - indeed, used for emphasis (indeed, surely, because)

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean, sea

• व्यतिवर्तितुम् (vyativartitum) - to cross (the ocean) (to cross, to go beyond)

• माम् (mām) - me

• अधिष्ठाय (adhiṣṭhāya) - by taking me (Hanumān) as support (having stood upon, relying upon, using as a base)

• विस्तीर्णम् (vistīrṇam) - the vast ocean (vast, extensive, spread out)

• शतयोजनम् (śatayojanam) - an ocean extending for a hundred yojanas (a hundred yojanas)

• आयतम् (āyatam) - the ocean, which is extended (for a hundred yojanas) (extended, long, vast)

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्रीत्वम् (strītvam) - the state of being a woman (womanhood, femininity, being a woman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of strītva

strītva - womanhood, state of being a woman, femininity

Derived from strī (woman) with the suffix -tva.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

समर्थम् (samartham) - capable (of crossing) (capable, able, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samartha

samartha - capable, able, competent, powerful

हि (hi) - indeed, used for emphasis (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

व्यतिवर्तितुम् (vyativartitum) - to cross (the ocean) (to cross, to go beyond)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive from √vṛt (to turn, exist) with upasarga 'vyati'.

Prefix: vyati

Root: vṛt (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

अधिष्ठाय (adhiṣṭhāya) - by taking me (Hanumān) as support (having stood upon, relying upon, using as a base)

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

From √sthā (to stand) with upasarga 'adhi'.

Prefix: adhi

Root: sthā (class 1)

विस्तीर्णम् (vistīrṇam) - the vast ocean (vast, extensive, spread out)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vistīrṇa

vistīrṇa - spread out, extensive, vast, wide

Past Passive Participle

From √stṛ (to spread) with upasarga 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

शतयोजनम् (śatayojanam) - an ocean extending for a hundred yojanas (a hundred yojanas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatayojana

śatayojana - a hundred yojanas (a yojana is a measure of distance, roughly 8-15 km)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śata+yojana)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• yojana – yojana (a measure of distance), joining, harnessing
  noun (neuter)

आयतम् (āyatam) - the ocean, which is extended (for a hundred yojanas) (extended, long, vast)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āyata

āyata - extended, long, stretched, vast

Past Passive Participle

From √yam (to restrain, stretch) with upasarga 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

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