वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-1, verse-14

न हि भारः स ते राम रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः ।
सधनुस्त्वं हि लोकांस्त्रीन् विजयेथा न संशयः ॥१४॥

14. na hi bhāraḥ sa te rāma rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ ,
sadhanustvaṃ hi lokāṃstrīn vijayethā na saṃśayaḥ.

14. na hi bhāraḥ saḥ te rāma rāvaṇaḥ rākṣaseśvaraḥ
sadhanuḥ tvam hi lokān trīn vijayethāḥ na saṃśayaḥ

14. rāma,
hi saḥ rāvaṇaḥ rākṣaseśvaraḥ te bhāraḥ na.
hi sadhanuḥ tvam trīn lokān vijayethāḥ.
na saṃśayaḥ

14. Indeed, O Rama, that Ravana, the lord of rākṣasas, is no burden to you. For, armed with your bow, you could conquer the three worlds; there is no doubt about that.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• भारः (bhāraḥ) - burden, load, weight

• सः (saḥ) - that (Ravana) (he, that)

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

• राक्षसेश्वरः (rākṣaseśvaraḥ) - lord of rākṣasas

• सधनुः (sadhanuḥ) - with a bow, armed with a bow

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (nominative)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds

• त्रीन् (trīn) - three

• विजयेथाः (vijayethāḥ) - you could conquer (you would conquer, you would overcome)

• न (na) - not, no

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

भारः (bhāraḥ) - burden, load, weight

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāra

bhāra - burden, load

Derived from root √bhṛ (3rd class).

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Predicate noun for Ravana.

सः (saḥ) - that (Ravana) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to 'rāvaṇaḥ'.

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of 'tubhyam' or 'tava'. Here functioning as dative of interest.

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama

Root: ram (class 1)

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (proper name)

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Subject of the clause 'sa te bhāraḥ na'.

राक्षसेश्वरः (rākṣaseśvaraḥ) - lord of rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣaseśvara

rākṣaseśvara - lord of demons/rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+īśvara)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• īśvara – lord, master, capable
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √īś 'to rule'.
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Epithet for Ravana.

सधनुः (sadhanuḥ) - with a bow, armed with a bow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadhanus

sadhanus - with a bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+dhanus)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhan

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'vijayethāḥ'.

हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, region, people

Derived from root √lok 'to see'.

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vijayethāḥ'.

त्रीन् (trīn) - three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'lokān'.

विजयेथाः (vijayethāḥ) - you could conquer (you would conquer, you would overcome)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, ātmanepada, potential/optative (liṅ) of vijī

Potential/Optative

Derived from root √jī (1st class) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: jī (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'saṃśayaḥ'.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty

Derived from root √śī (2nd class) with prefix sam- and a nominal suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Subject of implied 'asti'.

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