वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-46, verse-17

सर्वराक्षसभर्तारं कामात् स्वयमिहागतम् ।
न मन्मथशराविष्टं प्रत्याख्यातुं त्वमर्हसि ॥१७॥

17. sarvarākṣasabhartāraṃ kāmāt svayamihāgatam ,
na manmathaśarāviṣṭaṃ pratyākhyātuṃ tvamarhasi.

17. sarvarākṣasabhartāram kāmāt svayam iha āgatam
na manmathaśarāviṣṭam pratyākhyātum tvam arhasi

17. tvam kāmāt svayam iha āgatam manmathaśarāviṣṭam
sarvarākṣasabhartāram na pratyākhyātum arhasi

17. You ought not to reject me, the lord of all Rākṣasas, who has personally come here out of love (kāma), and is afflicted by the arrows of the god of love.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वराक्षसभर्तारम् (sarvarākṣasabhartāram) - Ravana referring to himself as the king of all demons (the lord of all Rākṣasas)

• कामात् (kāmāt) - Ravana claims to be motivated by passionate love (kāma) for Sita. (from desire, out of love)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - personally, by oneself

• इह (iha) - to this place (where Sita is) (here, in this world)

• आगतम् (āgatam) - having come, arrived

• न (na) - not

• मन्मथशराविष्टम् (manmathaśarāviṣṭam) - Ravana claiming to be overcome by love for Sita (afflicted by the arrows of Kāma (the god of love))

• प्रत्याख्यातुम् (pratyākhyātum) - to reject, to refuse

• त्वम् (tvam) - Sita (you)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वराक्षसभर्तारम् (sarvarākṣasabhartāram) - Ravana referring to himself as the king of all demons (the lord of all Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvarākṣasabhartṛ

sarvarākṣasabhartṛ - lord/master of all Rākṣasas (demons)

Tatpurusha compound: sarva (all) + rākṣasa (demon) + bhartṛ (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+rākṣasa+bhartṛ)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• rākṣasa – Rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• bhartṛ – lord, master, husband, supporter
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun derived from √bhṛ (to bear, support, maintain).
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

कामात् (kāmāt) - Ravana claims to be motivated by passionate love (kāma) for Sita. (from desire, out of love)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, love, sensual pleasure, god of love

Derived from the root √kam (to desire, love).

Root: kam (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - personally, by oneself

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - to this place (where Sita is) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

आगतम् (āgatam) - having come, arrived

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root √gam (to go) with prefix 'ā-' (towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

मन्मथशराविष्टम् (manmathaśarāviṣṭam) - Ravana claiming to be overcome by love for Sita (afflicted by the arrows of Kāma (the god of love))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manmathaśarāviṣṭa

manmathaśarāviṣṭa - struck by the arrows of Manmatha, love-smitten

Compound (Tatpurusha) meaning 'afflicted (āviṣṭa) by the arrows (śara) of Manmatha (god of love)'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manmatha+śara+āviṣṭa)

• manmatha – Kāma (god of love), sexual desire
  noun (masculine)
• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• āviṣṭa – entered, possessed, afflicted, engrossed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root √viś (to enter) with prefix 'ā-'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: viś (class 6)

प्रत्याख्यातुम् (pratyākhyātum) - to reject, to refuse

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root √khyā (to tell, see) with prefixes 'prati-' and 'ā-'.

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - Sita (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (2nd person singular pronoun)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able

(verb)

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

Present Tense (laṭ), 2nd Person, Singular, Active Voice

Present tense form of the root √arh (class 1, Parasmaipada).

Root: arh (class 1)

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