वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-52, verse-18

यस्य नास्ति मनुष्येषु सदृशो राक्षसोत्तम ।
कथमाशंससे योद्धुं तुल्येनेन्द्रविवस्वतोः ॥१८॥

18. yasya nāsti manuṣyeṣu sadṛśo rākṣasottama ,
kathamāśaṃsase yoddhuṃ tulyenendravivasvatoḥ.

18. yasya na asti manuṣyeṣu sadṛśaḥ rākṣasottama |
katham āśaṃsase yoddhum tulyena indravivasvatoḥ

18. rākṣasottama yasya manuṣyeṣu sadṛśaḥ na asti,
katham indravivasvatoḥ tulyena yoद्धुम् āśaṃsase

18. O best of rākṣasas, when there is no one among men who is your equal, how can you hope to fight one who is equal to Indra and Vivasvat?

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among men

• सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - equal, similar, like

• राक्षसोत्तम (rākṣasottama) - O best of rākṣasas (demons)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• आशंससे (āśaṁsase) - you hope, you expect

• योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight

• तुल्येन (tulyena) - with an equal, by an equal

• इन्द्रविवस्वतोः (indravivasvatoḥ) - of Indra and Vivasvat (the sun god)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among men

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being

सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - equal, similar, like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - like, similar, equal

Prefix: sa

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राक्षसोत्तम (rākṣasottama) - O best of rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rākṣasottama

rākṣasottama - best among rākṣasas, excellent rākṣasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+uttama)

• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – highest, best, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

आशंससे (āśaṁsase) - you hope, you expect

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of āśaṃs

Prefix: ā

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of yudh

infinitive

Root: yudh (class 4)

तुल्येन (tulyena) - with an equal, by an equal

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, like, comparable

इन्द्रविवस्वतोः (indravivasvatoḥ) - of Indra and Vivasvat (the sun god)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of indravivasvat

indravivasvat - Indra and Vivasvat (the sun god), the dual deity of Indra and Vivasvat

Compound type : dvandva (indra+vivasvat)

• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vivasvat – Vivasvat (the Sun God)
  proper noun (masculine)