वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-37, verse-37

मद्विशिष्टाश्च तुल्याश्च सन्ति तत्र वनौकसः ।
मत्तः प्रत्यवरः कश्चिन्नास्ति सुग्रीवसंनिधौ ॥३७॥

37. madviśiṣṭāśca tulyāśca santi tatra vanaukasaḥ ,
mattaḥ pratyavaraḥ kaścinnāsti sugrīvasaṃnidhau.

37. mat-viśiṣṭāḥ ca tulyāḥ ca santi tatra vanaukasaḥ
mattaḥ pratyavaraḥ kaścit na asti sugrīva-saṃnidhau

37. Among the forest-dwellers (vanaukasaḥ) there (in Sugrīva's army), some are superior to me, and some are my equals. Yet, no one inferior to me exists in the presence of (Sugrīva).

Words meanings summery:

• मत्-विशिष्टाः (mat-viśiṣṭāḥ) - superior to me, more distinguished than me

• च (ca) - and

• तुल्याः (tulyāḥ) - equal, similar (to me)

• च (ca) - and

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

• तत्र (tatra) - there, among Sugrīva's monkeys/army (there)

• वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers (monkeys) (forest-dwellers)

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - than me, from me

• प्रत्यवरः (pratyavaraḥ) - inferior, lower

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone at all (someone, anyone)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• सुग्रीव-संनिधौ (sugrīva-saṁnidhau) - in the presence of Sugrīva, in the vicinity of Sugrīva

Words meanings and morphology

मत्-विशिष्टाः (mat-viśiṣṭāḥ) - superior to me, more distinguished than me

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mad-viśiṣṭa

mad-viśiṣṭa - superior to me, more distinguished than me

Compound type : pañcamī tatpuruṣa (mad+viśiṣṭa)

• mad – than me, from me
  pronoun
  Ablative singular of 'aham' (I)
• viśiṣṭa – superior, distinguished, excellent
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'vi-' + root 'śiṣ' (to distinguish)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'vanaukasaḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

तुल्याः (tulyāḥ) - equal, similar (to me)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable

Gerundive

From root 'tul' (to weigh) with suffix '-ya'

Root: tul (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vanaukasaḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

3rd person plural present active indicative

Root: as (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there, among Sugrīva's monkeys/army (there)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' with '-tra' suffix

वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers (monkeys) (forest-dwellers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanaukas

vanaukas - forest-dweller, monkey

Compound type : saptamī tatpuruṣa (vana+okas)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• okas – dwelling, abode, dweller
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vas' (to dwell) with 'o' prefix
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'santi'.

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - than me, from me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of mad

mad - from me, than me

Ablative singular of 'aham' (I)

Note: Used for comparison with 'pratyavaraḥ'.

प्रत्यवरः (pratyavaraḥ) - inferior, lower

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyavara

pratyavara - inferior, lower, less

From 'prati-ava-vṛ' (to turn back/downwards)

Prefixes: prati+ava

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'kaścit'.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone at all (someone, anyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - someone, anyone, a certain one

Indefinite pronoun formed from 'kim' + 'cit'

Note: Subject of 'asti'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle

Note: Negates 'asti'.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

3rd person singular present active indicative

Root: as (class 2)

सुग्रीव-संनिधौ (sugrīva-saṁnidhau) - in the presence of Sugrīva, in the vicinity of Sugrīva

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sugrīva-saṃnidhi

sugrīva-saṁnidhi - presence of Sugrīva

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (Sugrīva+saṃnidhi)

• Sugrīva – Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• saṃnidhi – proximity, presence, vicinity
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sam-ni-' + root 'dhā' (to place together)
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Expresses location.