वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-19, verse-19

इत्युक्तो मुनिना तेन राजोवाच मुनिं तदा ।
न हि शक्तो ऽस्मि संग्रामे स्थातुं तस्य दुरात्मनः ॥१९॥

19. ityukto muninā tena rājovāca muniṃ tadā ,
na hi śakto'smi saṃgrāme sthātuṃ tasya durātmanaḥ.

19. iti uktaḥ muninā tena rājā uvāca munim tadā na
hi śaktaḥ asmi saṅgrāme sthātum tasya durātmanaḥ

19. iti tena muninā uktaḥ rājā tadā munim uvāca hi
saṅgrāme tasya durātmanaḥ sthātum na śaktaḥ asmi

19. Thus addressed by that sage, the king then said to the sage: 'Indeed, I am not capable of standing in battle against that evil-minded one.'

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (referring to what was just said) (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by the sage) (said, spoken, addressed)

• मुनिना (muninā) - by the sage (Viśvāmitra) (by the sage)

• तेन (tena) - by that (sage) (by that, by him)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (Daśaratha) (king)

• उवाच (uvāca) - (the king) said (said, spoke)

• मुनिम् (munim) - to the sage (Viśvāmitra) (to the sage)

• तदा (tadā) - then (after being addressed) (then, at that time)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for (introducing a reason) (indeed, for, certainly)

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable (of standing in battle) (able, capable, powerful)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

• स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand (in battle) (to stand, to stay, to remain)

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (the evil-minded Rāvaṇa) (of him, of that)

• दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of that evil-minded one (Rāvaṇa) (of the evil-minded one, of the wicked one)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (referring to what was just said) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by the sage) (said, spoken, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak), irregular past participle

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'Rāja'.

मुनिना (muninā) - by the sage (Viśvāmitra) (by the sage)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Note: Agent of 'uktaḥ'.

तेन (tena) - by that (sage) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'muninā'.

राजा (rājā) - the king (Daśaratha) (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - (the king) said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

मुनिम् (munim) - to the sage (Viśvāmitra) (to the sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

तदा (tadā) - then (after being addressed) (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for (introducing a reason) (indeed, for, certainly)

(indeclinable)

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable (of standing in battle) (able, capable, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, powerful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with the implicit 'I' (aham).

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, combat, war

Note: Location for the action of 'sthātum'.

स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand (in battle) (to stand, to stay, to remain)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of sthā

Infinitive

Infinitive form from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used with 'śaktaḥ' (able to do something).

तस्य (tasya) - of him (the evil-minded Rāvaṇa) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of that evil-minded one (Rāvaṇa) (of the evil-minded one, of the wicked one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, depraved

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tasya'.