योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-2

ऊनषोडशवर्षोऽयं रामो राजीवलोचनः ।
न युद्धयोग्यतामस्य पश्यामि सह राक्षसैः ॥ २ ॥

ūnaṣoḍaśavarṣo'yaṃ rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ ,
na yuddhayogyatāmasya paśyāmi saha rākṣasaiḥ 2

2. ūnaṣoḍaśavarṣaḥ ayam rāmaḥ rājīvalocanaḥ na
yuddhayogyatām asya paśyāmi saha rākṣasaiḥ

2. This lotus-eyed Rāma is less than sixteen years old. I do not see his suitability for battle against the rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• ऊनषोडशवर्षः (ūnaṣoḍaśavarṣaḥ) - less than sixteen years old

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rāma, son of Daśaratha. (Rāma)

• राजीवलोचनः (rājīvalocanaḥ) - lotus-eyed

• न (na) - not

• युद्धयोग्यताम् (yuddhayogyatām) - suitability for battle, fitness for war

• अस्य (asya) - of Rāma (of him, his)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by/with rākṣasas (demons)

Words meanings and morphology

ऊनषोडशवर्षः (ūnaṣoḍaśavarṣaḥ) - less than sixteen years old

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūnaṣoḍaśavarṣa

ūnaṣoḍaśavarṣa - less than sixteen years old (literally, 'less-sixteen-year')

Bahuvrihi compound: ūna (less) + ṣoḍaśa (sixteen) + varṣa (year).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ūna+ṣoḍaśa+varṣa)

• ūna – less, deficient, lacking
  adjective
  Root: ūna
• ṣoḍaśa – sixteen
  numeral adjective
• varṣa – year, rain
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ

Note: Qualifies 'rāmaḥ'.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'rāmaḥ'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rāma, son of Daśaratha. (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper noun, name of a king/deity)

Root: ram

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

राजीवलोचनः (rājīvalocanaḥ) - lotus-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājīvalocana

rājīvalocana - lotus-eyed

Bahuvrihi compound: rājīva (lotus) + locana (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rājīva+locana)

• rājīva – lotus flower
  noun (neuter)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from loc.
  Root: loc

Note: Qualifies 'rāmaḥ'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

युद्धयोग्यताम् (yuddhayogyatām) - suitability for battle, fitness for war

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yuddhayogyatā

yuddhayogyatā - suitability for battle, fitness for war

Compound of yuddha (battle) and yogyatā (suitability).

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuddha+yogyatā)

• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from yudh.
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• yogyatā – suitability, fitness, capability
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from yoga (union, application) with suffix -tā.
  Root: yuj

Note: Object of 'paśyāmi'.

अस्य (asya) - of Rāma (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Rāma.

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present indicative 1st person singular active. Uses the stem 'paśya-'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

Preposition. Governs instrumental case.

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by/with rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - rākṣasa, demon, evil being

Root: rakṣ

Note: Governed by 'saha'.