वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-35, verse-14

कथं त्वं तस्य वैदेहीं रक्षितां स्वेन तेजसा ।
इच्छसि प्रसभं हर्तुं प्रभामिव विवस्वतः ॥१४॥

14. kathaṃ tvaṃ tasya vaidehīṃ rakṣitāṃ svena tejasā ,
icchasi prasabhaṃ hartuṃ prabhāmiva vivasvataḥ.

14. katham tvam tasya vaidehīm rakṣitām svena tejasā
icchasi prasabham hartum prabhām iva vivasvataḥ

14. tvam tasya svena tejasā rakṣitām vaidehīm vivasvataḥ
prabhām iva prasabham hartum katham icchasi

14. How do you wish to forcibly abduct Vaidehī (Sītā), who is protected by his own radiance (tejas), just as one might attempt to seize the splendor of the sun (Vivasvat)?

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how (questioning the possibility or appropriateness) (how, in what manner, why)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (referring to Rāvaṇa) (you)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Rāma) (his, of him, that)

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehī (Sītā) (Vaidehi (Sītā), princess of Videha)

• रक्षिताम् (rakṣitām) - protected (by his power) (protected, guarded)

• स्वेन (svena) - by his (Rāma's) own (by one's own, by his own)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by his divine power and radiance (tejas) (by splendor, by power, by energy, by radiance)

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you (Rāvaṇa) desire (you desire, you wish)

• प्रसभम् (prasabham) - forcibly, by force (forcibly, violently, impetuously)

• हर्तुम् (hartum) - to abduct, to carry away (to abduct, to take away, to steal)

• प्रभाम् (prabhām) - splendor, effulgence (splendor, light, radiance)

• इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)

• विवस्वतः (vivasvataḥ) - of the sun (Vivasvat) (of the sun, of Vivasvat)

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how (questioning the possibility or appropriateness) (how, in what manner, why)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (referring to Rāvaṇa) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: From yuṣmad, 2nd person singular nominative.

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Rāma) (his, of him, that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Note: From tad, masculine singular genitive.

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehī (Sītā) (Vaidehi (Sītā), princess of Videha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Vaidehi (Sītā), princess of Videha

Note: From vaidehī, feminine singular accusative.

रक्षिताम् (rakṣitām) - protected (by his power) (protected, guarded)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rakṣita

rakṣita - protected, guarded, preserved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root rakṣ- (to protect) with suffix -ta

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle, feminine singular accusative, agreeing with vaidehīm.

स्वेन (svena) - by his (Rāma's) own (by one's own, by his own)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

Note: From sva, masculine singular instrumental, agrees with tejasā.

तेजसा (tejasā) - by his divine power and radiance (tejas) (by splendor, by power, by energy, by radiance)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, power, energy, radiance, light

Root: tij

Note: From tejas (neuter noun), singular instrumental.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you (Rāvaṇa) desire (you desire, you wish)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present active indicative

Root iṣ, 6th class (icch-)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: 2nd person singular present active indicative of root iṣ (to desire).

प्रसभम् (prasabham) - forcibly, by force (forcibly, violently, impetuously)

(indeclinable)

From pra- + sabha (assembly), but here adverbial

Note: Adverbial.

हर्तुम् (hartum) - to abduct, to carry away (to abduct, to take away, to steal)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed with suffix -tum from root hṛ

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Infinitive of purpose from root hṛ (to take).

प्रभाम् (prabhām) - splendor, effulgence (splendor, light, radiance)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - splendor, light, radiance

From pra- + bhā (to shine)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: From prabhā, feminine singular accusative.

इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

विवस्वतः (vivasvataḥ) - of the sun (Vivasvat) (of the sun, of Vivasvat)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vivasvat

vivasvat - the sun-god, bright

From vi- + vas (to shine)

Prefix: vi

Root: vas (class 2)

Note: From vivasvat, masculine singular genitive.