नात्र शक्यं बलं ज्ञातुं तव वा तस्य वाऽधिकम्। आर्द्रं शुष्कमिति ह्येतत्सुमहद्राघवान्तरम्4.11.89।।
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English Translation
अत्र here (in this case), तव your, बलम् strength, अधिकं वा is more or, तस्य वा or his, ज्ञातुम् to know, न शक्यम् not able, राघव Rama, आर्द्रम् wet, शुष्कमिति dried, एतत् this, सुमहत् great, अन्तरं हि difference.
English Commentary
'I was unable to gauge whether your strength is more than his (Vali's) since there is a great difference between a dry body and a wet one.