वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-26, verse-8

धर्मपाशमहं राम कालपाशं तथैव च ।
वारुणं पाशमस्त्रं च ददान्यहमनुत्तमम् ॥८॥

8. dharmapāśamahaṃ rāma kālapāśaṃ tathaiva ca ,
vāruṇaṃ pāśamastraṃ ca dadānyahamanuttamam.

8. dharmapāśam aham rāma kālapāśam tathā eva ca
vāruṇam pāśam astram ca dadāni aham anuttamam

8. rāma aham dharmapāśam tathā eva ca kālapāśam
ca vāruṇam pāśam anuttamam astram aham dadāni

8. O Rama, I bestow upon you the noose of natural law (dharma), and similarly the noose of time (kāla), as well as the unsurpassed weapon, Varuna's noose.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मपाशम् (dharmapāśam) - the weapon known as the noose of natural law (dharma) (the noose of natural law/righteousness)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker, Viśvāmitra) (I)

• राम (rāma) - O Rama (Rama, pleasing)

• कालपाशम् (kālapāśam) - the weapon known as the noose of time (kāla) (the noose of time/death)

• तथा (tathā) - and similarly (thus, so, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, certainly, only)

• च (ca) - and

• वारुणम् (vāruṇam) - Varuna's (noose) (relating to Varuna, belonging to Varuna)

• पाशम् (pāśam) - the noose (weapon) (noose, snare)

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - the weapon (weapon, missile)

• च (ca) - and

• ददानि (dadāni) - I bestow (I give, I bestow)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker, Viśvāmitra) (I)

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed (weapon) (unsurpassed, excellent)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मपाशम् (dharmapāśam) - the weapon known as the noose of natural law (dharma) (the noose of natural law/righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmapāśa

dharmapāśa - noose of natural law/righteousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+pāśa)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• pāśa – noose, snare, fetter
  noun (masculine)

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker, Viśvāmitra) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

राम (rāma) - O Rama (Rama, pleasing)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, charming

कालपाशम् (kālapāśam) - the weapon known as the noose of time (kāla) (the noose of time/death)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kālapāśa

kālapāśa - noose of time/death

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+pāśa)

• kāla – time, death, destiny
  noun (masculine)
• pāśa – noose, snare, fetter
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - and similarly (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वारुणम् (vāruṇam) - Varuna's (noose) (relating to Varuna, belonging to Varuna)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāruṇa

vāruṇa - relating to Varuna, belonging to Varuna

derived from Varuna

Note: Agrees with 'pāśam' and 'astram'.

पाशम् (pāśam) - the noose (weapon) (noose, snare)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāśa

pāśa - noose, snare, fetter

अस्त्रम् (astram) - the weapon (weapon, missile)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile

Root: as (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ददानि (dadāni) - I bestow (I give, I bestow)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker, Viśvāmitra) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Repetition of 'aham' for emphasis.

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed (weapon) (unsurpassed, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme

negative compound with 'uttama' (best)

Compound type : bahuvrihi or karmadharaya (negative) (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'astram'.