वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-50, verse-18

देवासुरविमर्देषु बहुशो राक्षसर्षभ ।
त्वया देवाः प्रतिव्यूह्य निर्जिताश्चासुरा युधि ।
न हि ते सर्वभूतेषु दृश्यते सदृशो बली ॥१८॥

18. devāsuravimardeṣu bahuśo rākṣasarṣabha ,
tvayā devāḥ prativyūhya nirjitāścāsurā yudhi ,
na hi te sarvabhūteṣu dṛśyate sadṛśo balī.

18. devāsuravimardeṣu bahuśaḥ
rākṣasarṣabha tvayā devāḥ prativyūhya
nirjitāḥ ca asurāḥ yudhi na hi te
sarvabhūteṣu dṛśyate sadṛśaḥ balī

18. rākṣasarṣabha bahuśaḥ devāsuravimardeṣu
yudhi tvayā prativyūhya
devāḥ ca asurāḥ nirjitāḥ hi
sarvabhūteṣu te sadṛśaḥ balī na dṛśyate

18. O best among rākṣasas (demons), many times in the conflicts between devas (deities) and asuras (demons), you, having arrayed for battle, defeated both the devas and the asuras in battle. Indeed, no one as mighty as you is seen among all beings.

Words meanings summery:

• देवासुरविमर्देषु (devāsuravimardeṣu) - in the conflicts/battles between devas and asuras

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; frequently; in great numbers

• राक्षसर्षभ (rākṣasarṣabha) - O best of rākṣasas; O bull among rākṣasas

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the devas; the deities

• प्रतिव्यूह्य (prativyūhya) - having arrayed (oneself); having formed a counter-array

• निर्जिताः (nirjitāḥ) - defeated; conquered

• च (ca) - and; also

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - the asuras; the demons

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle; in war

• न (na) - not; no

• हि (hi) - indeed; for; because

• ते (te) - of you; your

• सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings; among all creatures

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; appears

• सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar; like; equal

• बली (balī) - strong; mighty; powerful

Words meanings and morphology

देवासुरविमर्देषु (devāsuravimardeṣu) - in the conflicts/battles between devas and asuras

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of devāsuravimarda

devāsuravimarda - conflict/battle of devas and asuras

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; frequently; in great numbers

(indeclinable)

Derived from bahu (many) with suffix -śas

राक्षसर्षभ (rākṣasarṣabha) - O best of rākṣasas; O bull among rākṣasas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rākṣasarṣabha

rākṣasarṣabha - best of rākṣasas, chief rākṣasa (literally 'bull of rākṣasas')

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

देवाः (devāḥ) - the devas; the deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

प्रतिव्यूह्य (prativyūhya) - having arrayed (oneself); having formed a counter-array

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed with prefixes prati and vi, and root ūh (to arrange), with suffix -ya.

Prefixes: prati+vi

Root: ūh (class 1)

निर्जिताः (nirjitāḥ) - defeated; conquered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirjita

nirjita - conquered, vanquished, defeated

Past Passive Participle

Formed with prefix nir- and root ji (to conquer).

Prefix: nir

Root: ji (class 1)

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

असुराः (asurāḥ) - the asuras; the demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, titan, anti-god

युधि (yudhi) - in battle; in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war

न (na) - not; no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed; for; because

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - of you; your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings; among all creatures

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Present passive stem

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar; like; equal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - like, resembling, equal to

बली (balī) - strong; mighty; powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

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