वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-45, verse-43

तस्मिन् सहस्राक्षसमप्रभावे रामे स्थिते कार्मुकबाणपाणौ ।
हृतापि ते ऽहं न जरां गमिष्ये वज्रं यथा मक्षिकयावगीर्णम् ॥४३॥

43. tasmin sahasrākṣasamaprabhāve rāme sthite kārmukabāṇapāṇau ,
hṛtāpi te'haṃ na jarāṃ gamiṣye vajraṃ yathā makṣikayāvagīrṇam.

43. tasmin sahasrākṣasamaprabhāve
rāme sthite kārmukabāṇapāṇau hṛtā
api te aham na jarām gamiṣye
vajram yathā makṣikayā avagīrṇam

43. kārmukabāṇapāṇau sahasrākṣasamaprabhāve rāme tasmin sthite te hṛtā api aham jarām na gamiṣye,
yathā makṣikayā avagīrṇam vajram (na gamiṣyati)

43. Even if I am abducted by you, I will not decay, just as a thunderbolt (vajra) swallowed by a fly does not perish, while Rama, who possesses a bow and arrows in his hands and whose might rivals that of Indra (Sahasrākṣa), is still present.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - while that Rama (in that, upon that, at that time)

• सहस्राक्षसमप्रभावे (sahasrākṣasamaprabhāve) - whose power is equal to Indra (Sahasrākṣa) (whose power is equal to Indra)

• रामे (rāme) - while Rama is present (in Rama, on Rama)

• स्थिते (sthite) - while being present (standing, situated, being, present)

• कार्मुकबाणपाणौ (kārmukabāṇapāṇau) - in whose hands are a bow and arrows (in whose hand are a bow and arrow)

• हृता (hṛtā) - (even if) abducted (abducted, carried away, seized)

• अपि (api) - even if (even, also, although)

• ते (te) - by you (Ravana) (by you, for you, to you)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Sita) (I)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• जराम् (jarām) - decay, perdition (old age, decay, decrepitude)

• गमिष्ये (gamiṣye) - I will experience, I will attain (I will go, I will reach)

• वज्रम् (vajram) - a thunderbolt (thunderbolt, diamond)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

• मक्षिकया (makṣikayā) - by a fly

• अवगीर्णम् (avagīrṇam) - swallowed (swallowed, eaten)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - while that Rama (in that, upon that, at that time)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Note: Refers to Rama, hence masculine.

सहस्राक्षसमप्रभावे (sahasrākṣasamaprabhāve) - whose power is equal to Indra (Sahasrākṣa) (whose power is equal to Indra)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣasamaprabhāva

sahasrākṣasamaprabhāva - one whose might is equal to Indra (Sahasrākṣa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasrākṣa+sama+prabhāva)

• sahasrākṣa – Indra (one with a thousand eyes)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• prabhāva – power, might, influence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)

रामे (rāme) - while Rama is present (in Rama, on Rama)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, the seventh avatar of Vishnu)

स्थिते (sthite) - while being present (standing, situated, being, present)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, present, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Participial form used to indicate a state or circumstance (locative absolute).

कार्मुकबाणपाणौ (kārmukabāṇapāṇau) - in whose hands are a bow and arrows (in whose hand are a bow and arrow)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kārmukabāṇapāṇi

kārmukabāṇapāṇi - one who holds a bow and arrow in hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kārmuka+bāṇa+pāṇi)

• kārmuka – bow
  noun (neuter)
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rama, hence masculine.

हृता (hṛtā) - (even if) abducted (abducted, carried away, seized)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - taken, seized, carried off

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛ (to take, carry).

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sita.

अपि (api) - even if (even, also, although)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - by you (Ravana) (by you, for you, to you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Enclitic form of the 2nd person pronoun, functioning as agent in passive construction.

अहम् (aham) - I (Sita) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Refers to Sita.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

जराम् (jarām) - decay, perdition (old age, decay, decrepitude)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jarā

jarā - old age, decay, decrepitude, destruction

Root: jṝ (class 9)

गमिष्ये (gamiṣye) - I will experience, I will attain (I will go, I will reach)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of gam

future tense

s-future, 1st person singular.

Root: gam (class 1)

वज्रम् (vajram) - a thunderbolt (thunderbolt, diamond)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt (weapon of Indra), diamond

Root: vaj (class 1)

Note: Object of implied verb 'is swallowed'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

मक्षिकया (makṣikayā) - by a fly

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of makṣikā

makṣikā - a fly

Root: makṣ (class 1)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

अवगीर्णम् (avagīrṇam) - swallowed (swallowed, eaten)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avagīrṇa

avagīrṇa - swallowed, eaten, vomited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gṛ (to swallow, eat) with upasarga ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: gṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'vajram'.

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