वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-82, verse-22

अप्रहृष्टबलां न्यूनां विषमस्थामनावृताम् ।
शत्रवो नाभिमन्यन्ते भक्ष्यान् विषकृतानिव ॥२२॥

22. aprahṛṣṭabalāṃ nyūnāṃ viṣamasthāmanāvṛtām ,
śatravo nābhimanyante bhakṣyān viṣakṛtāniva.

22. aprahṛṣṭabalām nyūnām viṣamasthām anāvṛtām
śatravaḥ na abhimanyante bhakṣyān viṣakṛtān iva

22. aprahṛṣṭabalām nyūnām viṣamasthām anāvṛtām (nagarām)
śatravaḥ viṣakṛtān bhakṣyān iva na abhimanyante

22. Enemies do not value such a city – one whose forces are disheartened, diminished, in a difficult position, and undefended – any more than they would poisoned food.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्रहृष्टबलाम् (aprahṛṣṭabalām) - with disheartened forces, whose army is not joyful

• न्यूनाम् (nyūnām) - diminished, deficient, weak

• विषमस्थाम् (viṣamasthām) - in a difficult position, standing in an adverse state

• अनावृताम् (anāvṛtām) - undefended, exposed, uncovered

• शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies, adversaries

• न (na) - not, no

• अभिमन्यन्ते (abhimanyante) - they consider, they regard, they esteem

• भक्ष्यान् (bhakṣyān) - eatables, food, things to be eaten

• विषकृतान् (viṣakṛtān) - poisoned, made poisonous

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

अप्रहृष्टबलाम् (aprahṛṣṭabalām) - with disheartened forces, whose army is not joyful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aprahṛṣṭabalā

aprahṛṣṭabalā - whose army is disheartened

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+prahṛṣṭa+bala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• prahṛṣṭa – delighted, joyful, elated
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle from pra-√hṛṣ 'to rejoice'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛṣ (class 4)
• bala – strength, power, army
  noun (neuter)

न्यूनाम् (nyūnām) - diminished, deficient, weak

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nyūnā

nyūnā - deficient, diminished, less, inferior

विषमस्थाम् (viṣamasthām) - in a difficult position, standing in an adverse state

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viṣamasthā

viṣamasthā - standing in a difficult or adverse position

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣama+stha)

• viṣama – uneven, difficult, adverse, dangerous
  adjective (neuter)
• stha – standing, abiding, situated (agent noun from √sthā)
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root √sthā 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अनावृताम् (anāvṛtām) - undefended, exposed, uncovered

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anāvṛtā

anāvṛtā - uncovered, undefended, exposed

past passive participle

Past passive participle of ā-√vṛ 'to cover, enclose', with negative prefix 'an-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āvṛtā)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• āvṛtā – covered, surrounded, protected
  adjective (feminine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle from ā-√vṛ 'to cover, enclose'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies, adversaries

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, adversary

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अभिमन्यन्ते (abhimanyante) - they consider, they regard, they esteem

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (lat) of abhimany

present indicative

From root √man 'to think' with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

भक्ष्यान् (bhakṣyān) - eatables, food, things to be eaten

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhakṣya

bhakṣya - edible, eatable, food

gerundive (future passive participle)

Gerundive from √bhakṣ 'to eat'

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

विषकृतान् (viṣakṛtān) - poisoned, made poisonous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viṣakṛta

viṣakṛta - poisoned, mixed with poison, made poisonous

past passive participle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣa+kṛta)

• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle from root √kṛ 'to do, make'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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