वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-38, verse-18

न हि दृष्टिपथं प्राप्य राघवस्य रणे रिपुः ।
जीवन्प्रतिनिवर्तेत यद्यपि स्यान्मनोजवः ॥१८॥

18. na hi dṛṣṭipathaṃ prāpya rāghavasya raṇe ripuḥ ,
jīvanpratinivarteta yadyapi syānmanojavaḥ.

18. na hi dṛṣṭipathaṃ prāpya rāghavasya raṇe ripuḥ
jīvan pratinivarteta yadyapi syāt manojavāḥ

18. Indeed, no enemy, even if as swift as thought, would return alive from battle after coming within Rāghava's (Rāma's) sight.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• दृष्टिपथं (dṛṣṭipathaṁ) - the range of sight, line of vision

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, after reaching, having obtained

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava, of Rāma

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle

• रिपुः (ripuḥ) - an enemy, a foe

• जीवन् (jīvan) - living, alive

• प्रतिनिवर्तेत (pratinivarteta) - would return, should return

• यद्यपि (yadyapi) - even if, although

• स्यात् (syāt) - he might be, he would be

• मनोजवाः (manojavāḥ) - swift as thought, swift as mind

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

दृष्टिपथं (dṛṣṭipathaṁ) - the range of sight, line of vision

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭipatha

dṛṣṭipatha - range of sight, line of vision

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī Tatpuruṣa (dṛṣṭi+patha)

• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision
  noun (feminine)
• patha – path, way
  noun (masculine)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, after reaching, having obtained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root `āp` (to obtain, reach) with prefix `pra` and suffix `lyap`.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava, of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

रणे (raṇe) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war

रिपुः (ripuḥ) - an enemy, a foe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, antagonist

जीवन् (jīvan) - living, alive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive

Present Active Participle

From root `jīv` (to live) with suffix `śatṛ`.

Root: jīv (class 1)

प्रतिनिवर्तेत (pratinivarteta) - would return, should return

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vṛt

Optative, Middle Voice, 3rd Person, Singular

From root `vṛt` (to turn) with prefixes `prati` and `ni`.

Prefixes: prati+ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

यद्यपि (yadyapi) - even if, although

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - he might be, he would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Optative, Active Voice, 3rd Person, Singular

From root `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

मनोजवाः (manojavāḥ) - swift as thought, swift as mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manojava

manojava - swift as thought, swift as mind

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (manas+java)

• manas – mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)
• java – speed, swiftness, velocity
  noun (masculine)