रामायणम्
Shloka 121.18Unverified draft

न हि शक्तः स दुष्टात्मा मनसाऽपि हि मैथिलीम् । प्रधर्षयितुमप्राप्तां दीप्तामग्निशिखामिव ।।6.121.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
na hi śaktaḥ sa duṣṭātmā manasā'pi hi maithilīmन हि शक्तः स दुष्टात्मा मनसाऽपि हि मैथिलीम्for that wicked one was not able, even in mind, Maithilīnegation + particle + nominative participle + nominative pronoun + nominative compound + instrumental + particle + particle + accusative name
pradharṣayitumaprāptāṃ dīptāmagniśikhāmivaप्रधर्षयितुमप्राप्तां दीप्तामग्निशिखामिवto violate, unreachable like a blazing tongue of firecausative infinitive + accusative participle + accusative participle + accusative compound + particle

Reference: 6.121.18 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa