वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-35, verse-11

युध्यमानमनालक्ष्यं शक्रो ऽपि त्रिदशेश्वरः ।
द्रष्टुमासादितुं वापि न शक्तः किं पुनर्युवाम् ॥११॥

11. yudhyamānamanālakṣyaṃ śakro'pi tridaśeśvaraḥ ,
draṣṭumāsādituṃ vāpi na śaktaḥ kiṃ punaryuvām.

11. yudhyamānam anālakṣyam śakraḥ api tridaśeśvaraḥ
draṣṭum āsāditum vā api na śaktaḥ kim punar yuvām

11. Even Indra, the lord of the gods, is not capable of seeing or approaching him when he is fighting and imperceptible; how much less are you two?

Words meanings summery:

• युध्यमानम् (yudhyamānam) - fighting, while fighting

• अनालक्ष्यम् (anālakṣyam) - imperceptible, unobservable, invisible

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra, the powerful one

• अपि (api) - even, also

• त्रिदशेश्वरः (tridaśeśvaraḥ) - lord of the gods, king of the immortals

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

• आसादितुम् (āsāditum) - to reach, to approach, to attain

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also

• न (na) - not

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able

• किम् (kim) - what? how?

• पुनर् (punar) - again, but, on the other hand, moreover

• युवाम् (yuvām) - you two

Words meanings and morphology

युध्यमानम् (yudhyamānam) - fighting, while fighting

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhyamāna

yudhyamāna - fighting, engaged in battle

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight) with present middle participle suffix 'śānac' (māna).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing the person referred to implicitly.

अनालक्ष्यम् (anālakṣyam) - imperceptible, unobservable, invisible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anālakṣya

anālakṣya - imperceptible, invisible, unnoticeable

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle) with negative prefix

Formed from 'ā-lakṣ' with 'ṇyat' suffix and 'a-nañ' negative prefix.

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ālakṣya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix (Nañ).
• ālakṣya – perceivable, observable
  participle
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  Formed from root 'lakṣ' (to perceive) with prefix 'ā' and gerundive suffix 'ṇyat' (ya).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lakṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implicit subject (him).

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra, the powerful one

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra, powerful, mighty

Root: śak (class 5)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

त्रिदशेश्वरः (tridaśeśvaraḥ) - lord of the gods, king of the immortals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tridaśeśvara

tridaśeśvara - lord of the thirty (gods), chief of the immortals

Compound of 'tridaśa' (a god, immortal) and 'īśvara' (lord).

Compound type : Śaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tridaśa+īśvara)

• tridaśa – a god, immortal
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Apposition to Śakra.

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

(infinitive)

आसादितुम् (āsāditum) - to reach, to approach, to attain

(infinitive)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects two infinitives.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the inability.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - capable, able, powerful

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śak' (to be able) with kta suffix.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'śakraḥ'.

किम् (kim) - what? how?

(indeclinable)

Note: In 'kim punar', it means 'how much more'.

पुनर् (punar) - again, but, on the other hand, moreover

(indeclinable)

युवाम् (yuvām) - you two

(pronoun)

dual of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Here implied nominative.

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