वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-28, verse-33

वानरा एव निश्चिह्नं स्वजने ऽस्मिन्भविष्यति ।
वयं तु मानुषेणैव सप्त योत्स्यामहे परान् ॥३३॥

33. vānarā eva niścihnaṃ svajane'sminbhaviṣyati ,
vayaṃ tu mānuṣeṇaiva sapta yotsyāmahe parān.

33. vānarāḥ eva niścihnam svajane asmin bhaviṣyati
vayam tu mānuṣeṇa eva sapta yotsyāmahe parān

33. asmin svajane vānarāḥ eva niścihnam bhaviṣyati
tu vayam sapta mānuṣeṇa eva parān yotsyāmahe

33. Indeed, these monkeys will be a clear identifying mark among our own people here. But we, the seven of us, will fight the enemies solely by human means.

Words meanings summery:

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys (as part of Rāma's army) (monkeys, forest-dwellers)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, only, certainly, even)

• निश्चिह्नम् (niścihnam) - a clear identifying mark (a clear mark, an identifying sign, a distinguishing feature)

• स्वजने (svajane) - among our own people (referring to the speaker's group) (among one's own people, in one's own family)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - here, in this (context of people/place) (in this, on this, here)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be (will be, will happen, will exist)

• वयम् (vayam) - we (the speaker and his group) (we)

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

• मानुषेण (mānuṣeṇa) - solely by human means/strength (implying not relying on non-humans like monkeys) (by a human, by human means)

• एव (eva) - solely, only (indeed, only, certainly, even)

• सप्त (sapta) - seven (referring to the number of principal fighters including the speaker) (seven)

• योत्स्यामहे (yotsyāmahe) - we will fight

• परान् (parān) - enemies (enemies, others, strangers)

Words meanings and morphology

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys (as part of Rāma's army) (monkeys, forest-dwellers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, forest-dweller

Derived from vana (forest) + -ra (suffix indicating inhabitant)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, only, certainly, even)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

निश्चिह्नम् (niścihnam) - a clear identifying mark (a clear mark, an identifying sign, a distinguishing feature)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niścihna

niścihna - a clear mark, an identifying sign, a distinguishing feature, unmistakable

Formed from nis- (prefix) + cihna (mark, sign)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nis+cihna)

• nis – out, forth, away, without, certainty
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• cihna – mark, sign, token, symbol, badge
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cih (class 1)

स्वजने (svajane) - among our own people (referring to the speaker's group) (among one's own people, in one's own family)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svajana

svajana - one's own people, kindred, kinsman, family

Formed from sva (own) + jana (person, people)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+jana)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• jana – person, people, man, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'our own people' in context.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - here, in this (context of people/place) (in this, on this, here)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Masculine form agreeing with `svajane`.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be (will be, will happen, will exist)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future tense

3rd singular Future Active Indicative

Root: bhū (class 1)

वयम् (vayam) - we (the speaker and his group) (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun

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

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

मानुषेण (mānuṣeṇa) - solely by human means/strength (implying not relying on non-humans like monkeys) (by a human, by human means)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man, relating to man

From manusa (man) + -a (suffix)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'by human means'.

एव (eva) - solely, only (indeed, only, certainly, even)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

सप्त (sapta) - seven (referring to the number of principal fighters including the speaker) (seven)

(indeclinable)

Cardinal number

Note: Here functions as an adjective in agreement with `vayam` (we, the seven).

योत्स्यामहे (yotsyāmahe) - we will fight

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, future (lṛṭ) of yudh

Future tense

1st plural Future Middle Indicative

Root: yudh (class 4)

परान् (parān) - enemies (enemies, others, strangers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, enemy, supreme, highest