वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-20, verse-30

बद्धगोधाङ्गुलित्राणे प्रगृहीतशरासने ।
कथं पुरुषमानी स्यात् पुरुषाणां मयि स्थिते ॥३०॥

30. baddhagodhāṅgulitrāṇe pragṛhītaśarāsane ,
kathaṃ puruṣamānī syāt puruṣāṇāṃ mayi sthite.

30. baddhagodhāṅgulitrāṇe pragṛhītaśarāsane
katham puruṣamānī syāt puruṣāṇām mayi sthite

30. mayi baddhagodhāṅgulitrāṇe pragṛhītaśarāsane
sthite puruṣāṇām katham puruṣamānī syāt

30. When I stand here with my iguana-skin arm-guard firmly fastened and my bow in hand, how can anyone among men maintain their manly pride?

Words meanings summery:

• बद्धगोधाङ्गुलित्राणे (baddhagodhāṅgulitrāṇe) - with a firmly tied arm-guard of iguana skin

• प्रगृहीतशरासने (pragṛhītaśarāsane) - with a bow grasped/taken up

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what way

• पुरुषमानी (puruṣamānī) - proud of one's manhood, conceited as a man

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be

• पुरुषाणाम् (puruṣāṇām) - among men, of men

• मयि (mayi) - in me, while I am

• स्थिते (sthite) - standing, being present

Words meanings and morphology

बद्धगोधाङ्गुलित्राणे (baddhagodhāṅgulitrāṇe) - with a firmly tied arm-guard of iguana skin

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of baddhagodhāṅgulitrāṇa

baddhagodhāṅgulitrāṇa - having a wrist-guard of iguana skin firmly tied

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+godhā+aṅgulitrāṇa)

• baddha – bound, tied, fastened
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bandh'
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• godhā – iguana, monitor lizard
  noun (feminine)
• aṅgulitrāṇa – finger-guard, arm-guard, gauntlet
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the speaker.

प्रगृहीतशरासने (pragṛhītaśarāsane) - with a bow grasped/taken up

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pragṛhītaśarāsana

pragṛhītaśarāsana - having a bow grasped/taken up

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pragṛhīta+śarāsana)

• pragṛhīta – grasped, seized, taken up
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'grah' with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: grah (class 9)
• śarāsana – bow (lit. 'arrow-seat')
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the speaker.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what way

(indeclinable)

पुरुषमानी (puruṣamānī) - proud of one's manhood, conceited as a man

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣamānin

puruṣamānin - proud of one's manhood, conceited as a man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+mānin)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• mānin – proud, thinking much of oneself, having a high opinion
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from root 'man'
  Root: man (class 4)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

पुरुषाणाम् (puruṣāṇām) - among men, of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, (cosmic) person (puruṣa)

Note: Used here in a partitive sense 'among men'.

मयि (mayi) - in me, while I am

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

स्थिते (sthite) - standing, being present

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, present

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā'

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used with 'mayi' to form a locative absolute construction.