योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-6

बालो रामस्त्वनीकेषु न जानाति बलाबलम् ।
अन्तःपुरादृते दृष्टा नानेनान्या रणावनिः ॥ ६ ॥

bālo rāmastvanīkeṣu na jānāti balābalam ,
antaḥpurādṛte dṛṣṭā nānenānyā raṇāvaniḥ 6

6. bālaḥ rāmaḥ tu anīkeṣu na jānāti bala-abalam
antaḥpurāt ṛte dṛṣṭā na anena anyā raṇa-avaniḥ

6. Rama is a mere boy; he does not understand the strengths and weaknesses of armies. Besides the inner chambers of the palace, no other battlefield has been seen by him.

Words meanings summery:

• बालः (bālaḥ) - a boy, young, childish

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (proper name)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in armies, among forces

• न (na) - not, no

• जानाति (jānāti) - he knows, he understands

• बल-अबलम् (bala-abalam) - strength and weakness, pros and cons

• अन्तःपुरात् (antaḥpurāt) - from the inner chambers, from the palace/harem

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except, besides

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, perceived

• न (na) - not, no

• अनेन (anena) - by this, by him

• अन्या (anyā) - another, other, different

• रण-अवनिः (raṇa-avaniḥ) - battlefield, field of war

Words meanings and morphology

बालः (bālaḥ) - a boy, young, childish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, inexperienced

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a prominent deity in Hinduism, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa); charming, pleasing

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in armies, among forces

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, host, array of battle

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जानाति (jānāti) - he knows, he understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

बल-अबलम् (bala-abalam) - strength and weakness, pros and cons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of balābala

balābala - strength and weakness, comparative strength

Compound type : Dvandva (bala+abala)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• abala – weakness, lack of strength, powerless
  noun (neuter)

अन्तःपुरात् (antaḥpurāt) - from the inner chambers, from the palace/harem

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of antaḥpura

antaḥpura - inner apartment, harem, palace interior

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (antas+pura)

• antas – inside, within, interior
  indeclinable
• pura – city, fortress, palace
  noun (neuter)

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except, besides

(indeclinable)

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनेन (anena) - by this, by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

अन्या (anyā) - another, other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

रण-अवनिः (raṇa-avaniḥ) - battlefield, field of war

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of raṇāvani

raṇāvani - battlefield, ground of battle

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (raṇa+avani)

• raṇa – battle, fight, war, conflict
  noun (masculine)
• avani – earth, ground, land, field
  noun (feminine)