वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-37, verse-18

रकारादीनि नामानि रामत्रस्तस्य रावण ।
रत्नानि च रथाश्चैव त्रासं संजनयन्ति मे ॥१८॥

18. rakārādīni nāmāni rāmatrastasya rāvaṇa ,
ratnāni ca rathāścaiva trāsaṃ saṃjanayanti me.

18. rakārādīni nāmāni rāmatrastasya rāvaṇa ratnāni
ca rathāḥ ca eva trāsam saṃjanayanti me

18. rāvaṇa rāmatrastasya me rakārādīni nāmāni ca
ratnāni ca eva rathāḥ trāsam saṃjanayanti

18. O Rāvaṇa, for me, who am terrified of Rama (Rāma), even names beginning with the letter 'ra', as well as jewels (ratna) and chariots (ratha), generate terror.

Words meanings summery:

• रकारादीनि (rakārādīni) - names beginning with the letter 'ra' (beginning with the letter 'ra', etc.)

• नामानि (nāmāni) - names

• रामत्रस्तस्य (rāmatrastasya) - for me, who am terrified of Rama (of one terrified by Rama)

• रावण (rāvaṇa) - O Rāvaṇa (O Ravana)

• रत्नानि (ratnāni) - jewels (ratna) (jewels, gems)

• च (ca) - and

• रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots (ratha) (chariots)

• च (ca) - as well as (and)

• एव (eva) - even (indeed, even, also)

• त्रासम् (trāsam) - terror (terror, fear)

• संजनयन्ति (saṁjanayanti) - generate (they generate, they produce)

• मे (me) - in me (in me, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

रकारादीनि (rakārādīni) - names beginning with the letter 'ra' (beginning with the letter 'ra', etc.)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of rakārādi

rakārādi - beginning with the letter 'ra'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rakāra+ādi)

• rakāra – the letter 'ra'
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so forth, etc.
  noun (masculine)

Note: modifies nāmāni

नामानि (nāmāni) - names

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, noun

रामत्रस्तस्य (rāmatrastasya) - for me, who am terrified of Rama (of one terrified by Rama)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāmatrasta

rāmatrasta - terrified by Rama, scared of Rama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+trasta)

• rāma – Rama
  proper noun (masculine)
• trasta – terrified, scared, frightened
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root tras (1st class)
  Root: tras (class 1)

Note: modifies implied 'me'

रावण (rāvaṇa) - O Rāvaṇa (O Ravana)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (proper name of the demon king)

Note: Self-address by Ravana

रत्नानि (ratnāni) - jewels (ratna) (jewels, gems)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ratna

ratna - jewel, gem, precious object

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots (ratha) (chariots)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

च (ca) - as well as (and)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - even (indeed, even, also)

(indeclinable)

त्रासम् (trāsam) - terror (terror, fear)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of trāsa

trāsa - terror, fear, alarm, dread

संजनयन्ति (saṁjanayanti) - generate (they generate, they produce)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of saṃjanay

causative present stem

present tense, 3rd person plural, causative of root jan (4th class) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

मे (me) - in me (in me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

dative/genitive singular of 'I'

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