वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-29, verse-38

अतिबलसदृशैः पराक्रमैस्तैर्मम कुलमानविवर्धनं कृतम् ।
यदमरसमविक्रम त्वया त्रिदशपतिस्त्रिदशाश्च निर्जिताः ॥३८॥

38. atibalasadṛśaiḥ parākramaistairmama kulamānavivardhanaṃ kṛtam ,
yadamarasamavikrama tvayā tridaśapatistridaśāśca nirjitāḥ.

38. atibalasadṛśaiḥ parākramaiḥ taiḥ
mama kulamānavivardhanam kṛtam
yat amarasamavikrama tvayā
tridaśapatiḥ tridaśāḥ ca nirjitāḥ

38. taiḥ atibalasadṛśaiḥ parākramaiḥ mama kulamānavivardhanam kṛtam,
amarasamavikrama,
yat tvayā tridaśapatiḥ ca tridaśāḥ nirjitāḥ

38. Through those exceedingly mighty feats, the honor of my lineage has been greatly enhanced, because, O warrior whose valor is equal to that of the immortals, you have conquered the lord of the gods (Indra) and the gods themselves.

Words meanings summery:

• अतिबलसदृशैः (atibalasadṛśaiḥ) - by those exceedingly mighty (feats) (by those similar to the exceedingly mighty, by those resembling great strength)

• पराक्रमैः (parākramaiḥ) - by feats (of valor) (by valor, by prowess, by feats)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• कुलमानविवर्धनम् (kulamānavivardhanam) - the enhancement of my family's honor (increase of family honor)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - has been accomplished, has been done (done, made, accomplished)

• यत् (yat) - because (which, what, because, that)

• अमरसमविक्रम (amarasamavikrama) - O warrior whose valor is equal to that of the immortals (whose valor is equal to that of the immortals)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• त्रिदशपतिः (tridaśapatiḥ) - the lord of the gods (Indra) (lord of the thirty (gods), Indra)

• त्रिदशाः (tridaśāḥ) - the gods (gods, immortals)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• निर्जिताः (nirjitāḥ) - have been conquered (conquered, vanquished)

Words meanings and morphology

अतिबलसदृशैः (atibalasadṛśaiḥ) - by those exceedingly mighty (feats) (by those similar to the exceedingly mighty, by those resembling great strength)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of atibalasadṛśa

atibalasadṛśa - similar to the exceedingly mighty, like exceedingly powerful

Compound adjective

Compound type : bahuvrihi (atibala+sadṛśa)

• atibala – exceedingly powerful, very strong
  adjective
  Compound of 'ati' (intensive prefix) and 'bala' (strength/powerful)
• sadṛśa – similar, like, resembling
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'parākramaiḥ'.

पराक्रमैः (parākramaiḥ) - by feats (of valor) (by valor, by prowess, by feats)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parākrama

parākrama - valor, prowess, feat, strength

From 'parā' (prefix) + 'krama' (step, stride)

Root: √kram (class 1)

तैः (taiḥ) - by those

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'parākramaiḥ'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

कुलमानविवर्धनम् (kulamānavivardhanam) - the enhancement of my family's honor (increase of family honor)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kulamānavivardhana

kulamānavivardhana - increase of family honor

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpurusha (kula+māna+vivardhana)

• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• māna – honor, respect, pride
  noun (masculine)
  From √man (to think)
  Root: √man (class 4)
• vivardhana – increasing, augmenting, developing
  verbal derivative (neuter)
  agent noun/action noun
  From √vṛdh with 'vi' prefix, in causative sense (to cause to grow/increase)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Used here as the object of 'kṛtam', which agrees in nominative.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - has been accomplished, has been done (done, made, accomplished)

(verbal derivative)

Note: Functions as the main verb in a passive construction.

यत् (yat) - because (which, what, because, that)

(indeclinable)

अमरसमविक्रम (amarasamavikrama) - O warrior whose valor is equal to that of the immortals (whose valor is equal to that of the immortals)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of amarasamavikrama

amarasamavikrama - whose valor is equal to that of the gods/immortals

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (amara+sama+vikrama)

• amara – immortal, god
  noun (masculine)
  Negative prefix 'a-' + 'mara' (from √mṛ to die)
• sama – equal, like, same
  adjective
• vikrama – valor, prowess, might
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vi' (prefix) + 'krama' (step, stride)
  Root: √kram (class 1)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

त्रिदशपतिः (tridaśapatiḥ) - the lord of the gods (Indra) (lord of the thirty (gods), Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tridaśapati

tridaśapati - lord of the gods, Indra

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpurusha (tridaśa+pati)

• tridaśa – god, immortal (lit. 'thirty' referring to the 33 Vedic deities)
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

त्रिदशाः (tridaśāḥ) - the gods (gods, immortals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - god, immortal (lit. 'thirty' referring to the 33 Vedic deities)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

निर्जिताः (nirjitāḥ) - have been conquered (conquered, vanquished)

(verbal derivative)

Note: Agrees with 'tridaśapatiḥ' and 'tridaśāḥ'.

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