वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-21, verse-11

न श्रमो न ज्वरो वा ते न रूपस्य विपर्ययः ।
न च सुप्तं प्रमत्तं वा धर्षयिष्यन्ति नैरृताः ॥११॥

11. na śramo na jvaro vā te na rūpasya viparyayaḥ ,
na ca suptaṃ pramattaṃ vā dharṣayiṣyanti nairṛtāḥ.

11. na śramaḥ na jvaraḥ vā te na rūpasya viparyayaḥ
na ca suptam pramattam vā dharṣayiṣyanti nairṛtāḥ

11. te śramaḥ na jvaraḥ vā na rūpasya viparyayaḥ ca
nairṛtāḥ suptam vā pramattam na dharṣayiṣyanti

11. You will experience neither fatigue nor fever, nor any alteration of your form. Furthermore, the Rākṣasas (Nairṛta) will not be able to assault you, whether you are asleep or inattentive.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, neither, nor

• श्रमः (śramaḥ) - fatigue, exertion

• न (na) - not, neither, nor

• ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever, illness

• वा (vā) - or

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• न (na) - not, neither, nor

• रूपस्य (rūpasya) - of form, of appearance

• विपर्ययः (viparyayaḥ) - change, alteration, reversal

• न (na) - not, neither, nor

• च (ca) - and, also

• सुप्तम् (suptam) - sleeping, asleep

• प्रमत्तम् (pramattam) - heedless, unmindful, negligent

• वा (vā) - or

• धर्षयिष्यन्ति (dharṣayiṣyanti) - will assault, will attack, will overcome

• नैरृताः (nairṛtāḥ) - Rākṣasas (demons, descendants of Nirṛti)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, neither, nor

(indeclinable)

श्रमः (śramaḥ) - fatigue, exertion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrama

śrama - fatigue, weariness, exertion, toil

न (na) - not, neither, nor

(indeclinable)

ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever, illness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvara

jvara - fever, disease, illness

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Can also be genitive singular. In this context, 'for you' (dative) is more fitting.

न (na) - not, neither, nor

(indeclinable)

रूपस्य (rūpasya) - of form, of appearance

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance

विपर्ययः (viparyayaḥ) - change, alteration, reversal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viparyaya

viparyaya - inverse, change, alteration, reversal, mistake

Prefixes: vi+pari

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not, neither, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सुप्तम् (suptam) - sleeping, asleep

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of supta

supta - asleep, sleeping, dormant

Past Passive Participle

root svap + kta

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially, or referring to the state of 'you' (singular, neuter for an abstract state).

प्रमत्तम् (pramattam) - heedless, unmindful, negligent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pramatta

pramatta - heedless, careless, negligent, intoxicated, indifferent

Past Passive Participle

root mad with prefix pra + kta

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Used adverbially, or referring to the state of 'you' (singular, neuter for an abstract state).

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

धर्षयिष्यन्ति (dharṣayiṣyanti) - will assault, will attack, will overcome

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Future (lṛṭ) of dhṛṣ

Future

Causative stem 'dharṣay', future active voice, 3rd plural

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

नैरृताः (nairṛtāḥ) - Rākṣasas (demons, descendants of Nirṛti)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nairṛta

nairṛta - relating to Nirṛti; a Rākṣasa, demon

derived from Nirṛti

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