वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-25, verse-8

स हि मायाबलः क्रूरो रावणः शत्रुरावणः ।
मां मोहयति दुष्टात्मा पीतमात्रेव वारुणी ॥८॥

8. sa hi māyābalaḥ krūro rāvaṇaḥ śatrurāvaṇaḥ ,
māṃ mohayati duṣṭātmā pītamātreva vāruṇī.

8. saḥ hi māyābalaḥ krūraḥ rāvaṇaḥ śatrurāvaṇaḥ
mām mohayati duṣṭātmā pītamātrā iva vāruṇī

8. saḥ hi krūraḥ māyābalaḥ śatrurāvaṇaḥ duṣṭātmā
rāvaṇaḥ mām pītamātrā vāruṇī iva mohayati

8. Indeed, that cruel Rāvaṇa, whose strength lies in illusion (māyā) and who causes his enemies to cry out, that wicked-minded being bewilders me, just as intoxicating liquor does the moment it is consumed.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मायाबलः (māyābalaḥ) - whose strength is illusion, powerful through illusion

• क्रूरः (krūraḥ) - cruel, fierce, harsh

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king)

• शत्रुरावणः (śatrurāvaṇaḥ) - who causes enemies to roar/cry out

• माम् (mām) - me

• मोहयति (mohayati) - bewilders, deludes, causes to err

• दुष्टात्मा (duṣṭātmā) - wicked-souled, evil-minded

• पीतमात्रा (pītamātrā) - merely drunk, only consumed

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• वारुणी (vāruṇī) - intoxicating liquor, wine

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

मायाबलः (māyābalaḥ) - whose strength is illusion, powerful through illusion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māyābala

māyābala - strength of illusion, possessed of the power of illusion

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (māyā+bala)

• māyā – illusion, magical power, supernatural power
  noun (feminine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

क्रूरः (krūraḥ) - cruel, fierce, harsh

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, harsh, savage

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name of the demon king of Laṅkā)

From root 'ru' (to roar) with ni affixes

Root: ru (class 2)

शत्रुरावणः (śatrurāvaṇaḥ) - who causes enemies to roar/cry out

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatrurāvaṇa

śatrurāvaṇa - one who makes his enemies cry or roar (in pain or fear)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+rāvaṇa)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• rāvaṇa – roaring, crying out, causing to roar/cry
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ru' (to roar).
  Root: ru (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

मोहयति (mohayati) - bewilders, deludes, causes to err

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of muh

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Causative form of √muh.

दुष्टात्मा (duṣṭātmā) - wicked-souled, evil-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duṣṭātman

duṣṭātman - evil-minded, wicked-souled, villainous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (duṣṭa+ātman)

• duṣṭa – wicked, bad, corrupted, spoiled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √duṣ (to be bad, spoil).
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

पीतमात्रा (pītamātrā) - merely drunk, only consumed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pītamātra

pītamātra - only drunk, merely tasted

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pīta+mātra)

• pīta – drunk, imbibed, tasted
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √pā (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, no more than
  indeclinable

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

वारुणी (vāruṇī) - intoxicating liquor, wine

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāruṇī

vāruṇī - liquor, wine, intoxicating drink (originally associated with Varuṇa)

Feminine form of vāruṇa (relating to Varuṇa).