वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-81, verse-34

अब्रवीच्च तदा रामः सुग्रीवं प्रत्यनन्तरम् ।
एतदस्त्रबलं दिव्यं मम वा त्र्यम्बकस्य वा ॥३४॥

34. abravīcca tadā rāmaḥ sugrīvaṃ pratyanantaram ,
etadastrabalaṃ divyaṃ mama vā tryambakasya vā.

34. abravīt ca tadā rāmaḥ sugrīvam prati anantaram
etat astrabalam divyam mama vā tryambakasya vā

34. ca tadā rāmaḥ sugrīvam prati anantaram abravīt:
etat divyam astrabalam mama vā tryambakasya vā

34. And then Rāma immediately said to Sugrīva, "This divine power of weapons belongs either to me or to Tryambaka."

Words meanings summery:

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Rāma said (he said, spoke)

• च (ca) - And

• तदा (tadā) - Then (then, at that time)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rāma (Rāma)

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - To Sugrīva (king of the Vanaras) (Sugrīva)

• प्रति (prati) - To (towards, to, in the direction of)

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - Immediately after (immediately after, next, without interval)

• एतत् (etat) - This divine power (this)

• अस्त्रबलम् (astrabalam) - The might of these divine weapons (power of weapons, might of missiles)

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - Divine (divine, celestial, heavenly)

• मम (mama) - Belonging to me (mine, of me)

• वा (vā) - Or

• त्र्यम्बकस्य (tryambakasya) - Of Śiva, the three-eyed god (of Tryambaka (an epithet of Śiva))

• वा (vā) - Or

Words meanings and morphology

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Rāma said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Imperfect Tense (Laṅ)

From root bru

Root: bru (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

च (ca) - And

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to previous events.

तदा (tadā) - Then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rāma (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the seventh avatar of Vishnu, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - To Sugrīva (king of the Vanaras) (Sugrīva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king, an ally of Rāma)

Note: Object of 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - To (towards, to, in the direction of)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'sugrīvam' to 'abravīt'.

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - Immediately after (immediately after, next, without interval)

(indeclinable)

From a (negation) + antara (interval)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+antara)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, space between, other
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverb of time.

एतत् (etat) - This divine power (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Qualifies 'astrabalam'.

अस्त्रबलम् (astrabalam) - The might of these divine weapons (power of weapons, might of missiles)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of astrabala

astrabala - power of weapons, strength of missiles

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (astra+bala)

• astra – missile, weapon
  noun (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

दिव्यम् (divyam) - Divine (divine, celestial, heavenly)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural

From div (heaven)

Note: Qualifies 'astrabalam'.

मम (mama) - Belonging to me (mine, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Indicates possession.

वा (vā) - Or

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'mama' and 'tryambakasya'.

त्र्यम्बकस्य (tryambakasya) - Of Śiva, the three-eyed god (of Tryambaka (an epithet of Śiva))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tryambaka

tryambaka - Tryambaka (epithet of Śiva, 'the three-eyed one')

Compound 'tri-ambaka' (three-eyed)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+ambaka)

• tri – three
  numeral
• ambaka – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates possession.

वा (vā) - Or

(indeclinable)

Note: Second part of 'either...or' construction.