वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-21, verse-2

तवापमानप्रभवः क्रोधो ऽयमतुलो मम ।
न शक्यते धारयितुं लवणाम्भ इवोत्थितम् ॥२॥

2. tavāpamānaprabhavaḥ krodho'yamatulo mama ,
na śakyate dhārayituṃ lavaṇāmbha ivotthitam.

2. tava apamānaprabhavaḥ krodhaḥ ayam atulaḥ mama
| na śakyate dhārayitum lavaṇāmbhaḥ iva utthitam

2. tava apamānaprabhavaḥ ayam atulaḥ mama krodhaḥ
utthitam lavaṇāmbhaḥ iva dhārayitum na śakyate

2. This incomparable anger of mine, born from your insult, cannot be contained, just like seawater that has welled up.

Words meanings summery:

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अपमानप्रभवः (apamānaprabhavaḥ) - arising from insult, caused by insult

• क्रोधः (krodhaḥ) - anger, wrath

• अयम् (ayam) - Refers to `krodhaḥ`. (this, he)

• अतुलः (atulaḥ) - unequalled, incomparable

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्यते (śakyate) - is able, can be

• धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to hold, to contain, to bear

• लवणाम्भः (lavaṇāmbhaḥ) - salty water, seawater

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - risen, surged up, welled up

Words meanings and morphology

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you (pronoun)

अपमानप्रभवः (apamānaprabhavaḥ) - arising from insult, caused by insult

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apamānaprabhava

apamānaprabhava - born of insult, originating from disrespect

Compound type : pañcamī tatpuruṣa or bahuvrīhi (apamāna+prabhava)

• apamāna – insult, disrespect, disgrace
  noun (masculine)
• prabhava – origin, source, birth, arising from
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies `krodhaḥ`.

क्रोधः (krodhaḥ) - anger, wrath

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, rage

from root `krudh` (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence (along with `ayam atulaḥ mama krodhaḥ`).

अयम् (ayam) - Refers to `krodhaḥ`. (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he/she/it (demonstrative pronoun)

अतुलः (atulaḥ) - unequalled, incomparable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atula

atula - unequalled, incomparable, matchless

`a` (negative prefix) + `tula` (equal, balance)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tula)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• tula – equal, comparison, balance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies `krodhaḥ`.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (pronoun)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्यते (śakyate) - is able, can be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śak

Denominative-like verb or passive form of `śak`.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Used impersonally with infinitive.

धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to hold, to contain, to bear

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of dhāray

Causal form of root `dhṛ`. Infinitive.

From root `dhṛ` (to hold), causal stem `dhāray` + infinitive suffix `tum`.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

लवणाम्भः (lavaṇāmbhaḥ) - salty water, seawater

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lavaṇāmbhas

lavaṇāmbhas - salty water, seawater

Compound type : karmadhāraya (lavaṇa+ambhas)

• lavaṇa – salt, salty
  adjective (neuter)
• ambhas – water, ocean
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - risen, surged up, welled up

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, ascended, sprung up, appeared

Past Passive Participle

derived from root `sthā` with prefix `ut`

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)