वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-55, verse-3

क्षत्रबन्धो स्थितो ऽस्म्येष यद्बलं तद्विदर्शय ।
नाशयाम्येष ते दर्पं शस्त्रस्य तव गाधिज ॥३॥

3. kṣatrabandho sthito'smyeṣa yadbalaṃ tadvidarśaya ,
nāśayāmyeṣa te darpaṃ śastrasya tava gādhija.

3. kṣatrabandho sthitaḥ asmi eṣaḥ yat balam tat vidarśaya
nāśayāmi eṣaḥ te darpam śastrasya tava gādhija

3. kṣatrabandho gādhija eṣaḥ asmi sthitaḥ yat balam
tat vidarśaya eṣaḥ te darpam tava śastrasya nāśayāmi

3. "O unworthy kṣatriya, I stand here! Show whatever strength you have. I shall destroy your pride and your weapon, O son of Gādhi."

Words meanings summery:

• क्षत्रबन्धो (kṣatrabandho) - O unworthy kṣatriya, O nominal kṣatriya

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, firm

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one), here (emphatic)

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

• तत् (tat) - that, it (correlative to 'yat')

• विदर्शय (vidarśaya) - show, display

• नाशयामि (nāśayāmi) - I destroy, I cause to perish

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one), here (emphatic)

• ते (te) - your, to you

• दर्पम् (darpam) - pride, arrogance

• शस्त्रस्य (śastrasya) - of the weapon, weapon's

• तव (tava) - your

• गाधिज (gādhija) - O Viśvāmitra, son of King Gādhi (O son of Gādhi)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षत्रबन्धो (kṣatrabandho) - O unworthy kṣatriya, O nominal kṣatriya

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṣatrabandhu

kṣatrabandhu - kṣatriya by name only, unworthy kṣatriya, a kinsman of the kṣatriya class

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kṣatra+bandhu)

• kṣatra – warrior class, kṣatriya
  noun (neuter)
• bandhu – kinsman, relative, friend
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bandh (class 1)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with suffix -ta

Root: sthā (class 1)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Present Tense, First Person Singular

Root: as (class 2)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one), here (emphatic)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Used here for emphasis.

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever, that

Relative pronoun

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might

From root 'bal' (to live, to be strong)

Root: bal (class 10)

तत् (tat) - that, it (correlative to 'yat')

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun (correlative)

विदर्शय (vidarśaya) - show, display

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of darś

Imperative Mood, Second Person Singular (causative)

Causative form of root 'dṛś' (to see) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नाशयामि (nāśayāmi) - I destroy, I cause to perish

(verb)

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

Present Tense, First Person Singular (causative)

Causative form of root 'naś' (to perish)

Root: naś (class 4)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one), here (emphatic)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here

Demonstrative pronoun

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Second person pronoun

Note: Here, genitive 'your' modifying 'darpam'.

दर्पम् (darpam) - pride, arrogance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of darpa

darpa - pride, arrogance, haughtiness, conceit

From root 'dṛp' (to be proud)

Root: dṛp (class 4)

शस्त्रस्य (śastrasya) - of the weapon, weapon's

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of śastra

śastra - weapon, implement, tool

From root 'śās' (to cut, to punish)

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: The genitive indicates possession or association. Here, it is treated as a second object of destruction, or the pride associated with the weapon.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Second person pronoun

गाधिज (gādhija) - O Viśvāmitra, son of King Gādhi (O son of Gādhi)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of gādhija

gādhija - son of Gādhi, born from Gādhi

Compound: Gādhi + ja (born). Refers to Viśvāmitra, whose father was King Gādhi.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (gādhi+ja)

• gādhi – Gādhi (name of a king, father of Viśvāmitra)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from, son of
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)