वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-28, verse-5

बलिर्वैरोचनिर्विष्णो यजते यज्ञमुत्तमम् ।
असमाप्ते क्रतौ तस्मिन् स्वकार्यमभिपद्यताम् ॥५॥

5. balirvairocanirviṣṇo yajate yajñamuttamam ,
asamāpte kratau tasmin svakāryamabhipadyatām.

5. baliḥ vairocaniḥ viṣṇo yajate yajñam uttamam
asamāpte kratau tasmin svakāryam abhipadyatām

5. viṣṇo,
vairocaniḥ baliḥ uttamam yajñam yajate.
tasmin kratau asamāpte,
svakāryam abhipadyatām.

5. O Viṣṇu, Bali, the son of Virocana, is performing a supreme Vedic ritual (yajña). Let our objective be achieved before that ritual (kratu) is completed.

Words meanings summery:

• बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali

• वैरोचनिः (vairocaniḥ) - Bali, who is the son of Virocana (son of Virocana)

• विष्णो (viṣṇo) - O Viṣṇu

• यजते (yajate) - he performs a sacrifice, he worships

• यज्ञम् (yajñam) - sacrifice, ritual

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, excellent, best

• असमाप्ते (asamāpte) - not completed, unfinished

• क्रतौ (kratau) - in the ritual, in the sacrifice

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (specific) ritual/sacrifice (in that)

• स्वकार्यम् (svakāryam) - own work, own purpose/objective

• अभिपद्यताम् (abhipadyatām) - let it be achieved, let it be fulfilled

Words meanings and morphology

बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (a demon king); offering, tribute

वैरोचनिः (vairocaniḥ) - Bali, who is the son of Virocana (son of Virocana)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vairocani

vairocani - son of Virocana

Patronymic from Virocana

विष्णो (viṣṇo) - O Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity)

यजते (yajate) - he performs a sacrifice, he worships

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of yaj

Present Middle, 3rd singular

From root yaj (to sacrifice), present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: yaj (class 1)

यज्ञम् (yajñam) - sacrifice, ritual

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, excellent, best

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - supreme, excellent, best, highest

Note: Modifies 'yajñam'.

असमाप्ते (asamāpte) - not completed, unfinished

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of asamāpta

asamāpta - not completed, unfinished

Negative Past Passive Participle

Negative particle 'a' + samāpta (from sam + āp, Past Passive Participle)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+samāpta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• samāpta – completed, finished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root āp (to obtain) with upasargas sam and ā
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'kratau'.

क्रतौ (kratau) - in the ritual, in the sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kratu

kratu - ritual, sacrifice, power, intelligence

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (specific) ritual/sacrifice (in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers to 'kratu'.

स्वकार्यम् (svakāryam) - own work, own purpose/objective

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svakārya

svakārya - one's own work, one's own purpose/objective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+kārya)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• kārya – work, duty, purpose, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root kṛ (to do), gerundive
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अभिपद्यताम् (abhipadyatām) - let it be achieved, let it be fulfilled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of abhipad

Imperative Middle, 3rd singular

From root pad (to go) with upasarga abhi, imperative mood, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Prefix: abhi

Root: pad (class 4)