वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-66, verse-21

मद्विशिष्टाश्च तुल्याश्च सन्ति तत्र वनौकसः ।
मत्तः प्रत्यवरः कश्चिन्नास्ति सुग्रीवसंनिधौ ॥२१॥

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

21. mat-viśiṣṭāḥ ca tulyāḥ ca santi tatra vanaukasaḥ
mattaḥ pratyavaraḥ kaścit na asti sugrīva-saṃnidau

21. tatra vanaukasaḥ mat-viśiṣṭāḥ ca tulyāḥ ca santi
sugrīva-saṃnidau mattaḥ kaścit pratyavaraḥ na asti

21. Among the forest-dwellers (vanaras) there, some are superior to me, and some are my equals. There is no one inferior to me in the presence of Sugrīva.

Words meanings summery:

• मत्-विशिष्टाः (mat-viśiṣṭāḥ) - those superior to me

• च (ca) - and

• तुल्याः (tulyāḥ) - equals, similar ones

• च (ca) - and

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers, monkeys

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me, than me

• प्रत्यवरः (pratyavaraḥ) - inferior, lower

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• सुग्रीव-संनिदौ (sugrīva-saṁnidau) - in Sugrīva's presence

Words meanings and morphology

मत्-विशिष्टाः (mat-viśiṣṭāḥ) - those superior to me

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mat-viśiṣṭa

mat-viśiṣṭa - superior to me, distinguished from me

Compound of mat (ablative of aham) and viśiṣṭa (Past Passive Participle of vi-śiṣ).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mad+viśiṣṭa)

• mad – me, from me
  pronoun
  Ablative form of aham
• viśiṣṭa – distinguished, excellent, superior
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śiṣ with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तुल्याः (tulyāḥ) - equals, similar ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tulya

tulya - similar, equal, comparable

Gerundive

From root tul (to weigh, compare) + ya suffix.

Root: tul (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person plural, present indicative active of as.

Root: as (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Formed from pronominal stem tad.

वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers, monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanaukas

vanaukas - forest-dweller, monkey

Compound of vana (forest) and okas (dwelling, house).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+okas)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• okas – dwelling, house, abode
  noun (neuter)

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me, than me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of aham

aham - I

Ablative singular of aham.

प्रत्यवरः (pratyavaraḥ) - inferior, lower

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyavara

pratyavara - inferior, lower in rank or status

Compound of prati and avara.

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (prati+avara)

• prati – towards, against, in return
  indeclinable
  prefix/preposition
• avara – lower, inferior, posterior
  adjective

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain one

Indefinite pronoun, ka + cid.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular, present indicative active of as.

Root: as (class 2)

सुग्रीव-संनिदौ (sugrīva-saṁnidau) - in Sugrīva's presence

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sugrīva-saṃnidhi

sugrīva-saṁnidhi - proximity to Sugrīva, presence of Sugrīva

Compound of Sugrīva (Proper Noun) and saṃnidhi (proximity, presence).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sugrīva+saṃnidhi)

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

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