वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-57, verse-15

निपाने महिषं रात्रौ गजं वाभ्यागतं नदीम् ।
अन्यं वा श्वापदं कं चिज्जिघांसुरजितेन्द्रियः ॥१५॥

15. nipāne mahiṣaṃ rātrau gajaṃ vābhyāgataṃ nadīm ,
anyaṃ vā śvāpadaṃ kaṃ cijjighāṃsurajitendriyaḥ.

15. nipāne mahiṣam rātrau gajam vā abhyāgatam nadīm
anyam vā śvāpadam kam cit jighāṃsuḥ ajitendriyaḥ

15. aham ajitendriyaḥ jighāṃsuḥ rātrau nipāne nadīm
abhyāgatam mahiṣam vā gajam vā anyam kam cit śvāpadam

15. With unrestrained senses, desiring to kill a buffalo or an elephant that had come to the river at night, or any other wild animal.

Words meanings summery:

• निपाने (nipāne) - at the watering place (at the watering place, at the drinking place)

• महिषम् (mahiṣam) - a buffalo (a buffalo, a great (person))

• रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night

• गजम् (gajam) - an elephant

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• अभ्यागतम् (abhyāgatam) - that had arrived (at the river) (having come, arrived, approached)

• नदीम् (nadīm) - to the river

• अन्यम् (anyam) - any other (other, another)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• श्वापदम् (śvāpadam) - a wild animal (wild animal, beast of prey)

• कम् (kam) - some (part of indefinite pronoun 'kaṃcit') (which, what)

• चित् (cit) - (any) (particle of indefiniteness)

• जिघांसुः (jighāṁsuḥ) - desirous to kill (desirous to kill, intending to kill)

• अजितेन्द्रियः (ajitendriyaḥ) - with unrestrained senses (one whose senses are unsubdued, unrestrained)

Words meanings and morphology

निपाने (nipāne) - at the watering place (at the watering place, at the drinking place)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nipāna

nipāna - drinking, a drinking place, watering place for animals

Derived from root 'pā' (to drink) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: pā (class 1)

महिषम् (mahiṣam) - a buffalo (a buffalo, a great (person))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahiṣa

mahiṣa - a buffalo, a powerful man, a king

Note: Object of implied desire to kill

रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

गजम् (gajam) - an elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

Note: Object of implied desire to kill

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

अभ्यागतम् (abhyāgatam) - that had arrived (at the river) (having come, arrived, approached)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhyāgata

abhyāgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' with prefixes 'abhi' and 'ā'

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahiṣam' or 'gajam'

नदीम् (nadīm) - to the river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

Note: Object of movement implied by 'abhyāgatam'

अन्यम् (anyam) - any other (other, another)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with 'śvāpadam'

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

श्वापदम् (śvāpadam) - a wild animal (wild animal, beast of prey)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śvāpada

śvāpada - a carnivorous animal, beast of prey, wild animal (lit. 'dog-footed')

Compound: śvan (dog) + pada (foot)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śvan+pada)

• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• pada – foot, step
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of implied desire to kill

कम् (kam) - some (part of indefinite pronoun 'kaṃcit') (which, what)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Part of the indefinite pronoun 'kaṃcit' (any)

चित् (cit) - (any) (particle of indefiniteness)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the indefinite pronoun 'kaṃcit'

जिघांसुः (jighāṁsuḥ) - desirous to kill (desirous to kill, intending to kill)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jighāṃsu

jighāṁsu - desirous to kill, a killer

Desiderative agent noun

From desiderative stem of root 'han' (to kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with implied 'aham' (I)

अजितेन्द्रियः (ajitendriyaḥ) - with unrestrained senses (one whose senses are unsubdued, unrestrained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajitendriya

ajitendriya - one whose senses are unsubdued or unrestrained

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'ajita' (unconquered) + 'indriya' (sense)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ajita+indriya)

• ajita – unconquered, unsubdued
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'ji' (to conquer) with negative prefix 'a'
  Prefix: a
  Root: ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense, organ of sense
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with implied 'aham' (I)

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