वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-99, verse-16

न कुलेन न रूपेण न दाक्षिण्येन मैथिली ।
मयाधिका वा तुल्या वा त्वं तु मोहान्न बुध्यसे ॥१६॥

16. na kulena na rūpeṇa na dākṣiṇyena maithilī ,
mayādhikā vā tulyā vā tvaṃ tu mohānna budhyase.

16. na kulena na rūpeṇa na dākṣiṇyena maithilī mayā
adhikā vā tulyā vā tvam tu mohāt na budhyase

16. maithilī na kulena na rūpeṇa na dākṣiṇyena mayā
adhikā vā tulyā vā tvam tu mohāt na budhyase

16. Maithilī (Sītā) is neither superior to me nor even equal to me in terms of lineage, beauty, or grace. But you, due to delusion (moha), do not understand this.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• कुलेन (kulena) - by lineage, by family, by birth

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by beauty, by form, by appearance

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• दाक्षिण्येन (dākṣiṇyena) - by grace, by courtesy, by skill, by cleverness

• मैथिली (maithilī) - Maithilī (Sītā, princess of Mithilā)

• मया (mayā) - than me

• अधिका (adhikā) - superior, greater, more

• वा (vā) - or

• तुल्या (tulyā) - equal, similar, comparable

• वा (vā) - or

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Rāvaṇa) (you)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, due to infatuation, out of illusion

• न (na) - not, no

• बुध्यसे (budhyase) - you understand, you perceive, you know

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

Negation particle

कुलेन (kulena) - by lineage, by family, by birth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race

Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Expresses the means or respect in which comparison is made.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

Negation particle

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by beauty, by form, by appearance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, beauty, appearance, nature

From root rūp (to delineate, to figure)

Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Expresses the means or respect in which comparison is made.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

Negation particle

दाक्षिण्येन (dākṣiṇyena) - by grace, by courtesy, by skill, by cleverness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dākṣiṇya

dākṣiṇya - courtesy, grace, civility, skill

From dakṣiṇa (right, skillful, polite), abstract noun

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

Note: Expresses the means or respect in which comparison is made.

मैथिली (maithilī) - Maithilī (Sītā, princess of Mithilā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - a woman from Mithilā, Sītā

Name of Sītā, referring to her origin in Mithilā

Note: Subject of the comparison.

मया (mayā) - than me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I (first person pronoun)

Note: Here functioning as ablative for comparison with 'adhikā' and 'tulyā'.

अधिका (adhikā) - superior, greater, more

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adhika

adhika - superior, exceeding, more

Compound of 'adhi' (over, above) and 'ka' (particle)

Note: Predicate adjective for Maithilī.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

तुल्या (tulyā) - equal, similar, comparable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable

From root tul (to weigh)

Root: tul (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for Maithilī.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Rāvaṇa) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'budhyase'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing contrast or emphasis

Note: Introduces a contrasting idea.

मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, due to infatuation, out of illusion

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, illusion, confusion

From root muh (to be bewildered, to err)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Expresses the cause or reason.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle

बुध्यसे (budhyase) - you understand, you perceive, you know

(verb)

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

Present Middle

2nd person singular present middle (ātmanepada) of root budh

Root: budh (class 4)

Note: The subject is 'tvam'.