वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-53, verse-16

नियुङ्क्ष्व मां महातेजस्त्वद्ब्रह्मबलसंभृताम् ।
तस्य दर्पं बलं यत्तन्नाशयामि दुरात्मनः ॥१६॥

16. niyuṅkṣva māṃ mahātejastvadbrahmabalasaṃbhṛtām ,
tasya darpaṃ balaṃ yattannāśayāmi durātmanaḥ.

16. niyuṅkṣva mām mahātejas tvatbrahmabalasaṃbhṛtām
tasya darpam balam yat tat nāśayāmi durātmanaḥ

16. mahātejas mām tvatbrahmabalasaṃbhṛtām niyuṅkṣva
yat tat tasya durātmanaḥ darpam balam nāśayāmi

16. O greatly radiant one, employ me, who is imbued with the power of your (brahman) spiritual might. Whatever pride and strength that evil-minded one possesses, I shall destroy.

Words meanings summery:

• नियुङ्क्ष्व (niyuṅkṣva) - engage, employ, command, appoint

• माम् (mām) - me

• महातेजस् (mahātejas) - Calling to Vasiṣṭha (O greatly radiant one, O mighty one)

• त्वत्ब्रह्मबलसंभृताम् (tvatbrahmabalasaṁbhṛtām) - referring to herself (Śabala/Kāmā) as imbued with Vasiṣṭha's Brahma-power (endowed with your spiritual power, filled with your (brahman) strength)

• तस्य (tasya) - referring to Viśvāmitra (his, of him, that)

• दर्पम् (darpam) - pride, arrogance, haughtiness

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force, army

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• नाशयामि (nāśayāmi) - I destroy, I shall destroy

• दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - referring to Viśvāmitra (of the evil-minded one, of the wicked person)

Words meanings and morphology

नियुङ्क्ष्व (niyuṅkṣva) - engage, employ, command, appoint

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yuj

Middle voice imperative

Root yuj (class 7 yunakti/yuṅkte). ni is a prefix.

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Command to employ 'me'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Object of niyuṅkṣva.

महातेजस् (mahātejas) - Calling to Vasiṣṭha (O greatly radiant one, O mighty one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly brilliant, highly energetic, very powerful

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'tejas' (splendor, power).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+tejas)

• mahat – great, large, extensive, mighty
  adjective
  Stem mahā used in compounds.
• tejas – brilliance, light, splendor, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)
  From root tij (to be sharp).
  Root: tij

Note: Addressing Vasiṣṭha.

त्वत्ब्रह्मबलसंभृताम् (tvatbrahmabalasaṁbhṛtām) - referring to herself (Śabala/Kāmā) as imbued with Vasiṣṭha's Brahma-power (endowed with your spiritual power, filled with your (brahman) strength)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tvatbrahmabalasaṃbhṛta

tvatbrahmabalasaṁbhṛta - endowed with the power of your (brahman) spiritual might

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvat+brahmabala+saṃbhṛta)

• tvad – your
  pronoun
  A form of yuṣmad.
• brahmabala – the strength of (brahman), spiritual power
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'brahman' and 'bala'.
• saṃbhṛta – endowed with, filled with, collected, supported
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam (together, completely) + root bhṛ (to bear, carry, support).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with mām.

तस्य (tasya) - referring to Viśvāmitra (his, of him, that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Viśvāmitra.

दर्पम् (darpam) - pride, arrogance, haughtiness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of darpa

darpa - pride, arrogance, haughtiness, conceit

From root dṛp (to be proud).

Root: dṛp (class 4)

Note: Object of nāśayāmi.

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force, army

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

Note: Object of nāśayāmi.

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

Note: Acts as an indefinite pronoun, 'whatever'.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Correlative pronoun, referring to 'that pride and strength'.

नाशयामि (nāśayāmi) - I destroy, I shall destroy

(verb)

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

Causal form (class 10 nāśayati)

From root naś (to perish) with causal suffix -ay.

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: The speaker (Kāmā) vows to destroy.

दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - referring to Viśvāmitra (of the evil-minded one, of the wicked person)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, malicious person

Compound of 'dur' (bad) and 'ātman' (self, mind).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+ātman)

• dur – difficult, bad, ill, hard
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
  noun (masculine)
  From root an (to breathe).
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Modifies darpam and balam, indicating possession.

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