वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-55, verse-23

धिग्बलं क्षत्रियबलं ब्रह्मतेजोबलं बलम् ।
एकेन ब्रह्मदण्डेन सर्वास्त्राणि हतानि मे ॥२३॥

23. dhigbalaṃ kṣatriyabalaṃ brahmatejobalaṃ balam ,
ekena brahmadaṇḍena sarvāstrāṇi hatāni me.

23. dhik balam kṣatriyabalam brahmatejobalam balam
ekena brahmadaṇḍena sarvāstrāṇi hatāni me

23. kṣatriyabalam dhik brahmatejobalam balam
ekena brahmadaṇḍena me sarvāstrāṇi hatāni

23. Fie on the power of a warrior! The power of spiritual energy (brahmatejas) is true strength! All my weapons have been destroyed by a single divine staff (brahmadaṇḍa).

Words meanings summery:

• धिक् (dhik) - fie, shame on, alas for

• बलम् (balam) - object of 'dhik' (power, strength)

• क्षत्रियबलम् (kṣatriyabalam) - the power of a kṣatriya, warrior's strength

• ब्रह्मतेजोबलम् (brahmatejobalam) - the strength of spiritual energy, the power of Brahminical radiance

• बलम् (balam) - (true) strength, power

• एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single

• ब्रह्मदण्डेन (brahmadaṇḍena) - by the divine staff, by the Brahmin's staff

• सर्वास्त्राणि (sarvāstrāṇi) - all weapons

• हतानि (hatāni) - destroyed, killed, struck down

• मे (me) - my, by me

Words meanings and morphology

धिक् (dhik) - fie, shame on, alas for

(indeclinable)

बलम् (balam) - object of 'dhik' (power, strength)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force; army

Note: object of 'dhik'

क्षत्रियबलम् (kṣatriyabalam) - the power of a kṣatriya, warrior's strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣatriyabala

kṣatriyabala - the strength or power of a kṣatriya (warrior class)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatriya+bala)

• kṣatriya – a member of the warrior/ruling class
  noun (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

ब्रह्मतेजोबलम् (brahmatejobalam) - the strength of spiritual energy, the power of Brahminical radiance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmatejobala

brahmatejobala - the power derived from spiritual energy or Brahminical radiance (brahmatejas)

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahmatejas+bala)

• brahmatejas – spiritual energy, Brahminical radiance, divine splendor (brahman + tejas)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of brahman (spiritual/Brahmin) and tejas (radiance/energy)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

बलम् (balam) - (true) strength, power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force; army

एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique

Note: agrees with 'brahmadaṇḍena'

ब्रह्मदण्डेन (brahmadaṇḍena) - by the divine staff, by the Brahmin's staff

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahmadaṇḍa

brahmadaṇḍa - the staff of a Brahmin; divine staff; the power of spiritual chastisement (brahmadaṇḍa)

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+daṇḍa)

• brahman – Brahmin, spiritual power (brahman)
  noun (masculine)
• daṇḍa – staff, rod, stick; punishment, chastisement
  noun (masculine)

सर्वास्त्राणि (sarvāstrāṇi) - all weapons

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarvāstra

sarvāstra - all weapons

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+astra)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)

हतानि (hatāni) - destroyed, killed, struck down

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, plural of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed, injured

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from root √han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: agrees with 'sarvāstrāṇi'

मे (me) - my, by me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Can imply 'by me' in passive constructions (agent equivalent)