योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-32

देवदानवगन्धर्वा यक्षाः पतगपन्नगाः ।
न शक्ता रावणं योद्धुं किं पुनः पुरुषा युधि ॥ ३२ ॥

devadānavagandharvā yakṣāḥ patagapannagāḥ ,
na śaktā rāvaṇaṃ yoddhuṃ kiṃ punaḥ puruṣā yudhi 32

32. deva-dānava-gandharvāḥ yakṣāḥ pataga-pannagāḥ na
śaktāḥ rāvaṇam yoddhuṃ kim punaḥ puruṣāḥ yudhi

32. Even gods, demons, gandharvas, yakshas, birds, and snakes are not capable of fighting Ravana; much less are men (puruṣa) capable in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• देव-दानव-गन्धर्वाः (deva-dānava-gandharvāḥ) - gods, demons, and celestial musicians

• यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - yakshas, a class of demi-gods

• पतग-पन्नगाः (pataga-pannagāḥ) - birds and snakes

• न (na) - not

• शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable, able

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Ravana (proper noun)

• योद्धुं (yoddhuṁ) - to fight

• किम् (kim) - used with punaḥ to mean 'what then?', 'much less' (what, how much)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - used with kim to mean 'what then?', 'much less' (again, moreover, but, on the other hand)

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, human beings, persons

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

Words meanings and morphology

देव-दानव-गन्धर्वाः (deva-dānava-gandharvāḥ) - gods, demons, and celestial musicians

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva-dānava-gandharva

deva-dānava-gandharva - gods, demons, and gandharvas (celestial musicians)

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dānava+gandharva)

• deva – a god, a deity
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – a demon, a son of Danu
  noun (masculine)
• gandharva – a celestial musician, a class of demi-gods
  noun (masculine)

यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - yakshas, a class of demi-gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yakṣa

yakṣa - a yaksha (a class of demi-gods, attendants of Kubera)

पतग-पन्नगाः (pataga-pannagāḥ) - birds and snakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pataga-pannaga

pataga-pannaga - birds and serpents

Compound type : dvandva (pataga+pannaga)

• pataga – a bird
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pat (to fly) + ga (going).
  Root: pat (class 1)
• pannaga – a snake, a serpent
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable, able

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakta

śakta - able, capable, mighty, strong

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śak (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Used here predicatively with an infinitive.

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Ravana (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (the demon king of Lanka)

Note: Object of the infinitive yoddhuṃ.

योद्धुं (yoddhuṁ) - to fight

(verb)

active, infinitive of yudh

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root yudh.

Root: yudh (class 4)

किम् (kim) - used with punaḥ to mean 'what then?', 'much less' (what, how much)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an interrogative particle.

पुनः (punaḥ) - used with kim to mean 'what then?', 'much less' (again, moreover, but, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in the idiom 'kiṃ punaḥ' (what then?, much less).

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, human beings, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - a man, a male, a human being; the cosmic person (puruṣa), spirit

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war, combat

Root: yudh (class 4)