वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-4, verse-5

रावणात् कुम्भकर्णाच्च प्रहस्ताद्विकटादपि ।
रावणस्य च पुत्रेभ्यः किं नु ते बलवत्तराः ॥५॥

5. rāvaṇāt kumbhakarṇācca prahastādvikaṭādapi ,
rāvaṇasya ca putrebhyaḥ kiṃ nu te balavattarāḥ.

5. rāvaṇāt kumbhakarṇāt ca prahastāt vikaṭāt api
rāvaṇasya ca putrebhyaḥ kim nu te balavattarāḥ

5. kim nu te (rākṣasāḥ) rāvaṇāt kumbhakarṇāt prahastāt
vikaṭāt ca api rāvaṇasya putrebhyaḥ balavattarāḥ (santi)?

5. Are these (new Rākṣasas) truly more powerful than Rāvaṇa, Kumbhakarṇa, Prahasta, Vikaṭa, and even Rāvaṇa's sons?

Words meanings summery:

• रावणात् (rāvaṇāt) - from Rāvaṇa, than Rāvaṇa

• कुम्भकर्णात् (kumbhakarṇāt) - from Kumbhakarṇa, than Kumbhakarṇa

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रहस्तात् (prahastāt) - from Prahasta, than Prahasta

• विकटात् (vikaṭāt) - from Vikaṭa, than Vikaṭa

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुत्रेभ्यः (putrebhyaḥ) - to/for sons, from/than sons

• किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then, surely

• ते (te) - these (new Rākṣasas) (they, by them, to them)

• बलवत्तराः (balavattarāḥ) - more powerful, stronger

Words meanings and morphology

रावणात् (rāvaṇāt) - from Rāvaṇa, than Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the chief of Rākṣasas)

Note: Used in comparative sense with balavattarāḥ

कुम्भकर्णात् (kumbhakarṇāt) - from Kumbhakarṇa, than Kumbhakarṇa

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarṇa (name of Rāvaṇa's brother)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, jar, elephant's frontal globe
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear, rudder
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in comparative sense with balavattarāḥ

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रहस्तात् (prahastāt) - from Prahasta, than Prahasta

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prahasta

prahasta - Prahasta (name of a Rākṣasa general, Rāvaṇa's son)

Note: Used in comparative sense with balavattarāḥ

विकटात् (vikaṭāt) - from Vikaṭa, than Vikaṭa

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vikaṭa

vikaṭa - Vikaṭa (name of a Rākṣasa), hideous, monstrous

Note: Used in comparative sense with balavattarāḥ

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes "even" in the context of comparison.

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the chief of Rākṣasas)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects "Rāvaṇa's sons" to the preceding list of individuals.

पुत्रेभ्यः (putrebhyaḥ) - to/for sons, from/than sons

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Used in comparative sense with balavattarāḥ

किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to form a question.

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the question.

ते (te) - these (new Rākṣasas) (they, by them, to them)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the "saṃbhavaḥ" (origin/beings) mentioned previously.

बलवत्तराः (balavattarāḥ) - more powerful, stronger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balavattara

balavattara - more powerful, stronger, mightier

Comparative degree of balavat (powerful)

Note: Agrees with 'te'.