वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-36, verse-18

एवमस्मि तदा मुक्तः सहायास्ते निपातिताः ।
अकृतास्त्रेण रामेण बालेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा ॥१८॥

18. evamasmi tadā muktaḥ sahāyāste nipātitāḥ ,
akṛtāstreṇa rāmeṇa bālenākliṣṭakarmaṇā.

18. evam asmi tadā muktaḥ sahāyāḥ te nipātitāḥ
| akṛtāstreṇa rāmeṇa bālena akliṣṭakarmaṇā

18. evam tadā asmi muktaḥ te sahāyāḥ akṛtāstreṇa
bālena akliṣṭakarmaṇā rāmeṇa nipātitāḥ

18. Thus, I was then released, but my companions were struck down by that boy Rama, who had not yet mastered weapons and whose actions (karma) were effortless.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - released, freed, discharged

• सहायाः (sahāyāḥ) - companions, helpers, associates

• ते (te) - those, they

• निपातिताः (nipātitāḥ) - struck down, felled, killed

• अकृतास्त्रेण (akṛtāstreṇa) - by one who had not used weapons, by one untrained in arms

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

• बालेन (bālena) - by the boy, by the young one

• अक्लिष्टकर्मणा (akliṣṭakarmaṇā) - by one whose actions (karma) are effortless (by one whose actions are effortless, by one whose deeds are untroubled)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as

Present active 1st person singular

Present tense, active voice, 1st person singular of the root √as.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Connects 'aham' (implied) with 'muktaḥ'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From tad + dā suffix.

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - released, freed, discharged

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - released, freed, liberated, discharged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √muc (to release, free).

Root: muc (class 6)

सहायाः (sahāyāḥ) - companions, helpers, associates

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahāya

sahāya - companion, helper, associate, friend

Compound of sa (with) and hāya (going), or sa-√hā (to accompany).

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

निपातिताः (nipātitāḥ) - struck down, felled, killed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nipātita

nipātita - thrown down, caused to fall, struck down, killed

Past Passive Participle (causative)

Derived from the causative of root √pat (to fall) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

अकृतास्त्रेण (akṛtāstreṇa) - by one who had not used weapons, by one untrained in arms

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of akṛtāstra

akṛtāstra - unskilled in arms, one who has not used weapons

Compound of a (negation), kṛta (performed), and astra (weapon). Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kṛta+astra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  From root √as (to throw).
  Root: as (class 4)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated hero, seventh incarnation of Vishnu)

बालेन (bālena) - by the boy, by the young one

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, ignorant

Note: Instrumental singular, qualifies Rāmeṇa.

अक्लिष्टकर्मणा (akliṣṭakarmaṇā) - by one whose actions (karma) are effortless (by one whose actions are effortless, by one whose deeds are untroubled)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of akliṣṭakarman

akliṣṭakarman - one whose actions are not troubled/difficult, one whose deeds are effortless

Compound of a (negation), kliṣṭa (troubled, difficult), and karman (action, deed). Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kliṣṭa+karman)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kliṣṭa – troubled, distressed, difficult, afflicted
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √kliś (to suffer, trouble).
  Root: kliś (class 4)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From root √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies Rāmeṇa.

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