वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-58, verse-11

पनसस्योरुवेगेन नीलस्य च महात्मनः ।
मन्दरो ऽप्यवशीर्येत किं पुनर्युधि राक्षसाः ॥११॥

11. panasasyoruvegena nīlasya ca mahātmanaḥ ,
mandaro'pyavaśīryeta kiṃ punaryudhi rākṣasāḥ.

11. panasasya uruvegena nīlasya ca mahātmanaḥ
mandaraḥ api avaśīryeta kim punaḥ yudhi rākṣasāḥ

11. panasasya nīlasya ca mahātmanaḥ uruvegena
mandaraḥ api avaśīryeta kim punaḥ rākṣasāḥ yudhi

11. By the immense power of Panasa and the great-souled Nīla, even Mount Mandara would crumble. How much more so the demons in battle?

Words meanings summery:

• पनसस्य (panasasya) - of Panasa

• उरुवेगेन (uruvegena) - by great force, by immense speed

• नीलस्य (nīlasya) - of Nīla

• च (ca) - and, also

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Nīla, the great-souled monkey warrior (of the great-souled one)

• मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) - Mount Mandara (a mythical mountain)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अवशीर्येत (avaśīryeta) - would crumble, would fall apart, would be shattered

• किम् (kim) - implies 'how much more' when followed by punaḥ (what, how)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - 'how much more' when combined with kim (again, moreover, but, on the other hand)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

Words meanings and morphology

पनसस्य (panasasya) - of Panasa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of panasa

panasa - Panasa (name of a prominent monkey warrior)

उरुवेगेन (uruvegena) - by great force, by immense speed

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of uruvega

uruvega - great speed, immense force

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uru+vega)

• uru – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• vega – speed, force, impetus, rush
  noun (masculine)
  From root vij (to tremble, move rapidly)
  Root: vij (class 6)

नीलस्य (nīlasya) - of Nīla

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nīla

nīla - Nīla (name of a prominent monkey warrior); blue, dark-colored

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Nīla, the great-souled monkey warrior (of the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root at (to breathe).
  Root: at (class 1)

Note: Adjective for Nīla.

मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) - Mount Mandara (a mythical mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandara

mandara - Mount Mandara (a mythical mountain, used by gods to churn the ocean of milk); slow, firm

Root: mand (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अवशीर्येत (avaśīryeta) - would crumble, would fall apart, would be shattered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (vidhi liṅ) of avaśīr

Optative mood, passive voice

From root śṝ (to crush, tear, break) with prefix ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: śṝ (class 9)

किम् (kim) - implies 'how much more' when followed by punaḥ (what, how)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with punaḥ to mean 'how much more'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - 'how much more' when combined with kim (again, moreover, but, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with kim to mean 'how much more'.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war, fight

Root: yudh (class 4)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, belonging to a rākṣasa

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

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