वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-18, verse-9

त्रिषु लोकेषु कः सो ऽस्ति यो न जानाति मे बलम् ।
भ्रातरं येन निर्जित्य विमानमिदमाहृतम् ॥९॥

9. triṣu lokeṣu kaḥ so'sti yo na jānāti me balam ,
bhrātaraṃ yena nirjitya vimānamidamāhṛtam.

9. triṣu lokeṣu kaḥ saḥ asti yaḥ na jānāti me balam
bhrātaram yena nirjitya vimānam idam āhṛtam

9. triṣu lokeṣu saḥ kaḥ asti yaḥ me balam na jānāti
yena bhrātaram nirjitya idam vimānam āhṛtam

9. Who in the three worlds does not know my strength? (I am the one) by whom, having conquered my brother, this aerial car was seized.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• न (na) - not

• जानाति (jānāti) - knows

• मे (me) - my, of me

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - Rāvaṇa's brother (Kubera) (brother)

• येन (yena) - by me (Rāvaṇa) (by whom, by which)

• निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having conquered, having defeated

• विमानम् (vimānam) - Kubera's aerial car (Puṣpaka Vimāna) (aerial car, celestial chariot, flying palace)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• आहृतम् (āhṛtam) - taken, seized, brought

Words meanings and morphology

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three

(numeral)

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, region, universe, people

Note: Refers to the three worlds (heaven, earth, underworld).

कः (kaḥ) - who

(interrogative pronoun)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Third person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

particle of negation

जानाति (jānāti) - knows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Present Active

Third person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: jñā (class 9)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun, enclitic form.

Note: Null for gender.

बलम् (balam) - strength, power

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - Rāvaṇa's brother (Kubera) (brother)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

येन (yena) - by me (Rāvaṇa) (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having conquered, having defeated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From prefix `nir` + root `√jī`.

Prefix: nis

Root: jī (class 1)

विमानम् (vimānam) - Kubera's aerial car (Puṣpaka Vimāna) (aerial car, celestial chariot, flying palace)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vimāna

vimāna - a car or chariot of the gods, aerial car, temple, mansion

From `vi` (apart) + `√mā` (to measure, build) + `ana` (suffix).

Prefix: vi

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Object of `āhṛtam`.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

Demonstrative pronoun.

आहृतम् (āhṛtam) - taken, seized, brought

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āhṛta

hṛ - to take, seize, bring

Past Passive Participle

From prefix `ā` + root `√hṛ`.

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Used as predicate with implicit 'asti'. 'This aerial car was seized.'

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