वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-74, verse-23

न्यस्तशस्त्रे पितरि मे तपोबलसमन्विते ।
अर्जुनो विदधे मृत्युं प्राकृतां बुद्धिमास्थितः ॥२३॥

23. nyastaśastre pitari me tapobalasamanvite ,
arjuno vidadhe mṛtyuṃ prākṛtāṃ buddhimāsthitaḥ.

23. nyastaśastre pitari me tapobalasamanvite
arjunaḥ vidadhe mṛtyum prākṛtām buddhim āsthitaḥ

23. me nyastaśastre tapobalasamanvite pitari (sati),
arjunaḥ prākṛtām buddhim āsthitaḥ (san) mṛtyum vidadhe

23. When my father, endowed with the strength of his asceticism (tapas), had laid down his weapons, Arjuna, having adopted a base mentality, brought about his death.

Words meanings summery:

• न्यस्तशस्त्रे (nyastaśastre) - with weapons laid down

• पितरि (pitari) - in the father, when the father

• मे (me) - my

• तपोबलसमन्विते (tapobalasamanvite) - endowed with the strength of asceticism

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (referring to Kārtavīrya Arjuna, not the Pāṇḍava prince) (Arjuna)

• विदधे (vidadhe) - brought about (he made, he caused, he performed)

• मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

• प्राकृताम् (prākṛtām) - common, vulgar, base

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, mentality

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having adopted, having resorted to, standing upon

Words meanings and morphology

न्यस्तशस्त्रे (nyastaśastre) - with weapons laid down

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nyastaśastra

nyastaśastra - one who has laid down weapons

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nyasta+śastra)

• nyasta – laid down, deposited
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'as' with prefix 'ni'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: as (class 2)
• śastra – weapon
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction

पितरि (pitari) - in the father, when the father

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction

मे (me) - my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Possessive form, 'my'

तपोबलसमन्विते (tapobalasamanvite) - endowed with the strength of asceticism

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tapobalasamanvita

tapobalasamanvita - endowed with the power of asceticism

Compound type : tatpuruṣa followed by bahuvrīhi (tapas+bala+samanvita)

• tapas – asceticism, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)
• samanvita – endowed with, possessed of
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'i' with prefixes 'sam' and 'anu'
  Prefixes: sam+anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifying 'pitari'

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (referring to Kārtavīrya Arjuna, not the Pāṇḍava prince) (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a king, usually Sahasrabāhu Kārtavīrya)

Note: Subject of 'vidadhe'

विदधे (vidadhe) - brought about (he made, he caused, he performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dhā

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death

Note: Object of 'vidadhe'

प्राकृताम् (prākṛtām) - common, vulgar, base

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prākṛta

prākṛta - natural, common, vulgar, base

Note: Qualifying 'buddhim'

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, mentality

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, mentality

Note: Object of 'āsthitaḥ' (implied 'grahītum' or similar)

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having adopted, having resorted to, standing upon

(Past Passive Participle)

Note: Qualifies 'arjunaḥ', acting as a participle

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