वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-23, verse-7

तेषां तु युध्यमानानां साग्रः संवत्सरो गतः ।
न चान्यतरयोस्तत्र विजयो वा क्षयो ऽपि वा ॥७॥

7. teṣāṃ tu yudhyamānānāṃ sāgraḥ saṃvatsaro gataḥ ,
na cānyatarayostatra vijayo vā kṣayo'pi vā.

7. teṣām tu yudhyamānānām sāgraḥ saṃvatsaraḥ gataḥ
na ca anyatarayoḥ tatra vijayaḥ vā kṣayaḥ api vā

7. tu teṣām yudhyamānānām sāgraḥ saṃvatsaraḥ gataḥ.
ca tatra anyatarayoḥ vijayaḥ vā kṣayaḥ api vā na

7. But as they fought, more than a year passed. And there was neither victory nor destruction for either of the two parties.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (the Daityas and Rāvaṇa) (of those, their)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet)

• युध्यमानानाम् (yudhyamānānām) - of them who were fighting (of those fighting, while fighting)

• साग्रः (sāgraḥ) - more than a year (with a beginning, with a surplus, more than a full (year))

• संवत्सरः (saṁvatsaraḥ) - a year (year)

• गतः (gataḥ) - passed (gone, passed)

• न (na) - neither (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्यतरयोः (anyatarayoḥ) - of either of the two parties (of either of the two, of one of two)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in the battle) (there, in that place)

• विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory (victory, triumph)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction (destruction, decay, loss)

• अपि (api) - either (also, even, too)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (the Daityas and Rāvaṇa) (of those, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

युध्यमानानाम् (yudhyamānānām) - of them who were fighting (of those fighting, while fighting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yudhyamāna

yudhyamāna - fighting, battling

Present Middle Participle

root yudh + middle participle suffix -māna, masculine plural genitive

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with teṣām.

साग्रः (sāgraḥ) - more than a year (with a beginning, with a surplus, more than a full (year))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgra

sāgra - with a tip, with a beginning, with a surplus, more than a whole

Compound 'sa-agra'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+agra)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• agra – front, tip, beginning, surplus
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with saṃvatsaraḥ.

संवत्सरः (saṁvatsaraḥ) - a year (year)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvatsara

saṁvatsara - year, a particular year in a cycle

गतः (gataḥ) - passed (gone, passed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gam

gam - to go, to move

Past Passive Participle

root gam + suffix -ta, masculine singular nominative

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with saṃvatsaraḥ.

न (na) - neither (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often translated as "nor" when paired with "na".

अन्यतरयोः (anyatarayoḥ) - of either of the two parties (of either of the two, of one of two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of anyatara

anyatara - either of two, one of two

Note: Refers to the two warring parties (Rāvaṇa and Nivātakavacas).

तत्र (tatra) - there (in the battle) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory (victory, triumph)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, conquest, triumph

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an enumerator "X or Y".

क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction (destruction, decay, loss)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, decay, ruin, loss

Root: kṣi (class 5)

अपि (api) - either (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with "vā" for "either... or".

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an enumerator "X or Y".