वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-44, verse-23

सा प्रतिक्राम भद्रं ते न त्वं वस्तुमिहार्हसि ।
राक्षसानामयं वासो घोराणां कामरूपिणाम् ॥२३॥

23. sā pratikrāma bhadraṃ te na tvaṃ vastumihārhasi ,
rākṣasānāmayaṃ vāso ghorāṇāṃ kāmarūpiṇām.

23. sā pratikrāma bhadram te na tvam vastum iha
arhasi rākṣasānām ayam vāsaḥ ghorāṇām kāmarūpiṇām

23. sā pratikrāma te bhadram tvam na iha vastum
arhasi ayam ghorāṇām kāmarūpiṇām rākṣasānām vāsaḥ

23. You, go back; may good fortune be upon you. You are not suitable to reside here. This place is the dwelling of terrifying Rākṣasas who can change their forms at will.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (feminine), she, you (feminine)

• प्रतिक्राम (pratikrāma) - go back, retreat

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune, auspiciousness, welfare

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• न (na) - not, no

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• वस्तुम् (vastum) - to dwell, to reside, to live

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are fit, you are able, you deserve

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of Rākṣasas, of demons

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine), he

• वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, abode, residence

• घोराणाम् (ghorāṇām) - of the terrible, of the fierce, of the dreadful

• कामरूपिणाम् (kāmarūpiṇām) - of those who can assume any form at will, of the shapeshifters

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (feminine), she, you (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

प्रतिक्राम (pratikrāma) - go back, retreat

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pratikram

Root kram with upasarga prati

Prefix: prati

Root: kram (class 1)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune, auspiciousness, welfare

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - good, auspicious, fortunate, well-being, welfare

Note: Used here idiomatically as a blessing: 'may good fortune be [to] you'.

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वस्तुम् (vastum) - to dwell, to reside, to live

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root vas.

Root: vas (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are fit, you are able, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of Rākṣasas, of demons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa (a type of demon or monstrous being), demon

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, abode, residence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, abode, residence, garment

Derived from root vas (to dwell).

Root: vas (class 1)

घोराणाम् (ghorāṇām) - of the terrible, of the fierce, of the dreadful

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, fierce, dreadful, awful

Note: Modifies 'rākṣasānām'.

कामरूपिणाम् (kāmarūpiṇām) - of those who can assume any form at will, of the shapeshifters

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kāmarūpin

kāmarūpin - assuming any form at will, shapeshifting

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+rūpin)

• kāma – desire, will, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kam (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)
• rūpin – having form, endowed with shape
  adjective
  Derived from rūpa (form, shape) with suffix -in.
  Root: rūp

Note: Modifies 'rākṣasānām'.

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