वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-3, verse-6

तपसा चापि मे प्राप्ता ब्रह्मणो हि प्रसादजा ।
शस्त्रेणावध्यता लोके ऽच्छेद्याभेद्यत्वमेव च ॥६॥

6. tapasā cāpi me prāptā brahmaṇo hi prasādajā ,
śastreṇāvadhyatā loke'cchedyābhedyatvameva ca.

6. tapasā ca api me prāptā brahmaṇaḥ hi prasādajā |
śastreṇa avadhyatā loke acchedyābhedyatvam eva ca

6. me tapasā ca api hi brahmaṇaḥ prasādajā avadhyatā
acchedyābhedyatvam ca eva loke śastreṇa prāptā

6. Indeed, by my asceticism (tapas) and born of the grace of Brahmā, I have obtained invulnerability in the world from weapons, as well as the state of being un-cuttable and un-pierceable.

Words meanings summery:

• तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by penance

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• मे (me) - by me (as agent of obtaining) (to me, my, by me)

• प्राप्ता (prāptā) - has been obtained (obtained, gained, acquired)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• प्रसादजा (prasādajā) - resulting from the grace (of Brahmā) (born of grace, arisen from favor)

• शस्त्रेण (śastreṇa) - by a weapon, by weapons

• अवध्यता (avadhyatā) - the state of not being killable by weapons (invulnerability, non-killability)

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• अच्छेद्याभेद्यत्वम् (acchedyābhedyatvam) - the state of being un-cuttable and un-pierceable

• एव (eva) - as well as (emphasizes the preceding item) (indeed, only, certainly)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by penance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - penance, asceticism (tapas), spiritual austerity

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - by me (as agent of obtaining) (to me, my, by me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

declension of 'asmad'

Note: Here functioning as an agent in a passive construction: 'by me was obtained'.

प्राप्ता (prāptā) - has been obtained (obtained, gained, acquired)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, acquired, reached

Past Passive Participle

derived from pra-āp + kta

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'avadhyatā'.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), prayer, sacred word, ultimate reality (brahman)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

प्रसादजा (prasādajā) - resulting from the grace (of Brahmā) (born of grace, arisen from favor)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasādaja

prasādaja - born of grace, produced from favor

derived from prasāda + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prasāda+ja)

• prasāda – grace, favor, blessing, clarity
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'avadhyatā'.

शस्त्रेण (śastreṇa) - by a weapon, by weapons

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śastra

śastra - weapon, sword, knife

अवध्यता (avadhyatā) - the state of not being killable by weapons (invulnerability, non-killability)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avadhyatā

avadhyatā - invulnerability, state of not being killable

derived from a-vadhya + tā (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vadhya+tā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• vadhya – fit to be killed, killable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  derived from root vadh (to strike, kill) + ya (suffix for FPP)
  Root: vadh (class 1)
• tā – state of being, -ness
  noun (feminine)
  suffix forming abstract nouns

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

अच्छेद्याभेद्यत्वम् (acchedyābhedyatvam) - the state of being un-cuttable and un-pierceable

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acchedyābhedyatva

acchedyābhedyatva - state of being un-cuttable and un-pierceable

compound of a-cchedya and abhedya, with -tva suffix

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (acchedya+abhedya+tva)

• acchedya – un-cuttable, indissoluble
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  derived from a-chid + ya
  Prefix: a
  Root: chid (class 7)
• abhedya – un-pierceable, impregnable, indivisible
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  derived from a-bhid + ya
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• tva – state of being, -ness
  noun (neuter)
  suffix forming abstract nouns

एव (eva) - as well as (emphasizes the preceding item) (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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