वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-1, verse-26

कीदृशो वै प्रभावो ऽस्य किं बलं कः पराक्रमः ।
केन वा कारणेनैष रावणादतिरिच्यते ॥२६॥

26. kīdṛśo vai prabhāvo'sya kiṃ balaṃ kaḥ parākramaḥ ,
kena vā kāraṇenaiṣa rāvaṇādatiricyate.

26. kīdṛśaḥ vai prabhāvaḥ asya kim balam kaḥ parākramaḥ
kena vā kāraṇena eṣaḥ rāvaṇāt atiricyate

26. What indeed is his influence? What is his strength, and what is his valor? Or by what reason is he considered superior to Ravana?

Words meanings summery:

• कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort of

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely

• प्रभावः (prabhāvaḥ) - power, influence, might, grandeur

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his

• किम् (kim) - what, how much

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, might

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - valor, prowess, might, courage

• केन (kena) - by what, by which

• वा (vā) - or, either

• कारणेन (kāraṇena) - by reason, by cause

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• रावणात् (rāvaṇāt) - from Ravana, than Ravana

• अतिरिच्यते (atiricyate) - is superior, surpasses, excels

Words meanings and morphology

कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort of

(interrogative adjective)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely

(indeclinable)

प्रभावः (prabhāvaḥ) - power, influence, might, grandeur

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhāva

prabhāva - power, influence, majesty, dignity

Derived from root bhū (to be) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

अस्य (asya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, him

किम् (kim) - what, how much

(interrogative pronoun)

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, might

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(interrogative pronoun)

पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - valor, prowess, might, courage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parākrama

parākrama - valor, prowess, heroism, might

Derived from root kram (to step) with prefix parā

Prefix: parā

Root: kram (class 1)

केन (kena) - by what, by which

(interrogative pronoun)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

कारणेन (kāraṇena) - by reason, by cause

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he

रावणात् (rāvaṇāt) - from Ravana, than Ravana

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (the king of Lanka)

अतिरिच्यते (atiricyate) - is superior, surpasses, excels

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of atiricyate

Present Passive/Middle

Third person singular present passive/middle of root ric (to leave, abandon) with prefix ati

Prefix: ati

Root: ric (class 7)

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