वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-8, verse-2

देवदानवगन्धर्वाः पिशाचपतगोरगाः ।
न त्वां धर्षयितुं शक्ताः किं पुनर्वानरा रणे ॥२॥

2. devadānavagandharvāḥ piśācapatagoragāḥ ,
na tvāṃ dharṣayituṃ śaktāḥ kiṃ punarvānarā raṇe.

2. devadānavagandharvāḥ piśācapatagoragāḥ na tvām
dharṣayitum śaktāḥ kim punaḥ vānarāḥ raṇe

2. Even gods, demons, gandharvas, spirits, birds, and snakes are not capable of attacking you; how much less then are monkeys in battle?

Words meanings summery:

• देवदानवगन्धर्वाः (devadānavagandharvāḥ) - gods, demons, and celestial musicians

• पिशाचपतगोरगाः (piśācapatagoragāḥ) - spirits, birds, and snakes

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (referring to Rāvaṇa) (you)

• धर्षयितुम् (dharṣayitum) - to attack or overpower (Rāvaṇa) (to assault, to attack, to overpower)

• शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable of attacking (you) (capable, able, strong)

• किम् (kim) - how much less, what then (in conjunction with 'punaḥ') (what, why, how)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - how much more/less, what then (in conjunction with 'kim') (again, further, moreover)

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, in conflict

Words meanings and morphology

देवदानवगन्धर्वाः (devadānavagandharvāḥ) - gods, demons, and celestial musicians

(compound noun)

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dānava+gandharva)

• deva – god, deity, divine being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• dānava – demon, titan (lit. descendant of Danu)
  noun (masculine)
  patronymic from Danu
• gandharva – celestial musician, demigod
  noun (masculine)

पिशाचपतगोरगाः (piśācapatagoragāḥ) - spirits, birds, and snakes

(compound noun)

Compound type : dvandva (piśāca+pataga+uraga)

• piśāca – flesh-eating demon, goblin, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• pataga – bird (literally 'moving by flying')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of pat ('flying') and ga ('going')
  Root: pat (class 1)
• uraga – snake (literally 'moving on the chest')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of uras ('chest') and ga ('going')
  Prefix: uras
  Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (referring to Rāvaṇa) (you)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

2nd person singular pronoun

धर्षयितुम् (dharṣayitum) - to attack or overpower (Rāvaṇa) (to assault, to attack, to overpower)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive form of the causative verb from root dhṛṣ

Root: dhṛṣ (class 1)

शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable of attacking (you) (capable, able, strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakta

śakta - capable, able, strong, powerful

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root śak (to be able, capable)

Root: śak (class 5)

किम् (kim) - how much less, what then (in conjunction with 'punaḥ') (what, why, how)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle

पुनः (punaḥ) - how much more/less, what then (in conjunction with 'kim') (again, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Derived from 'vana' (forest) referring to forest dwellers.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, fight

Root: raṇ (class 1)