वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-48, verse-27

तिष्ठ तिष्ठ दशग्रीव मुहूर्तं पश्य रावण ।
युद्धातिथ्यं प्रदास्यामि यथाप्राणं निशाचर ।
वृन्तादिव फलं त्वां तु पातयेयं रथोत्तमात् ॥२७॥

27. tiṣṭha tiṣṭha daśagrīva muhūrtaṃ paśya rāvaṇa ,
yuddhātithyaṃ pradāsyāmi yathāprāṇaṃ niśācara ,
vṛntādiva phalaṃ tvāṃ tu pātayeyaṃ rathottamāt.

27. tiṣṭha tiṣṭha daśagrīva muhūrtam
paśya rāvaṇa yuddhātithyam pradāsyāmi
yathāprāṇam niśācara vṛntāt iva
phalam tvām tu pātayeyam rathottamāt

27. daśagrīva rāvaṇa niśācara tiṣṭha
tiṣṭha muhūrtam paśya yuddhātithyam
yathāprāṇam pradāsyāmi tvām tu
vṛntāt iva phalam rathottamāt pātayeyam

27. Stop, stop, O Daśagrīva Rāvaṇa! Wait a moment and observe. O night-wanderer, I will offer you the hospitality of battle with all my vital force (prāṇa). Indeed, I will cast you down from your excellent chariot, just as a fruit falls from its stalk.

Words meanings summery:

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand, stop, wait, remain

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand, stop, wait, remain

• दशग्रीव (daśagrīva) - O Rāvaṇa (the king of Laṅkā) (ten-necked one)

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, observe

• रावण (rāvaṇa) - O Rāvaṇa (the king of Laṅkā) (Rāvaṇa)

• युद्धातिथ्यम् (yuddhātithyam) - hospitality of battle, welcome of battle

• प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - I will give, I will offer

• यथाप्राणम् (yathāprāṇam) - according to one's vital force, with full strength, as long as life lasts

• निशाचर (niśācara) - O Rāvaṇa, the night-wanderer / demon (night-wanderer, demon)

• वृन्तात् (vṛntāt) - from a stalk

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• पातयेयम् (pātayeyam) - I would cause to fall, I would throw down

• रथोत्तमात् (rathottamāt) - from the best of chariots, from the excellent chariot

Words meanings and morphology

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand, stop, wait, remain

(verb)

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

Present active imperative

3rd class root (ji-varga), present stem 'tiṣṭha-'

Root: sthā (class 1)

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand, stop, wait, remain

(verb)

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

Present active imperative

3rd class root (ji-varga), present stem 'tiṣṭha-'

Root: sthā (class 1)

दशग्रीव (daśagrīva) - O Rāvaṇa (the king of Laṅkā) (ten-necked one)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - ten-necked (one)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used as an appellation for Rāvaṇa.

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, an instant, a short time; a specific unit of time (48 minutes)

Note: Used adverbially.

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, observe

(verb)

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

Present active imperative

Root dṛś forms present stem paśya- (4th class substitution).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रावण (rāvaṇa) - O Rāvaṇa (the king of Laṅkā) (Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā)

Derived from the root 'ru' 'to scream' + 'ṇic' + 'yuṭ' (un) + 'ṭāp' (ā) or similar derivation meaning 'one who makes (others) cry out'.

Root: ru

युद्धातिथ्यम् (yuddhātithyam) - hospitality of battle, welcome of battle

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddhātithya

yuddhātithya - battle-hospitality

Derived from yuddha (battle) and ātithya (hospitality).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+ātithya)

• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from yudh)
  Root yudh + kta
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• ātithya – hospitality, reception of guests
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'atithi' (guest).

Note: Object of 'pradāsyāmi'.

प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - I will give, I will offer

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dā

Future active indicative

Root dā, future stem dāsyā-, with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: The prefix 'pra' often means 'forth', 'forward', 'out'.

यथाप्राणम् (yathāprāṇam) - according to one's vital force, with full strength, as long as life lasts

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+prāṇa)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• prāṇa – vital force, breath, life, strength
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pra-an' 'to breathe forth'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Adverbial usage.

निशाचर (niśācara) - O Rāvaṇa, the night-wanderer / demon (night-wanderer, demon)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, goblin

Compound of 'niśā' (night) and 'cara' (moving/wandering).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wandering, going
  adjective (masculine)
  noun/adjective from root
  Root 'car' + 'a' suffix.
  Root: car (class 1)

वृन्तात् (vṛntāt) - from a stalk

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vṛnta

vṛnta - stalk, pedicle, stem of a flower or fruit

Root: vṛt

Note: Indicates separation from.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Object of implied 'fall' or 'throw down'.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Object of 'pātayeyam'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle here.

पातयेयम् (pātayeyam) - I would cause to fall, I would throw down

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pat

Optative/Potential active, causative stem

Causative stem 'pātaya-' from root 'pat', then optative 1st person singular.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Expresses potential or desire.

रथोत्तमात् (rathottamāt) - from the best of chariots, from the excellent chariot

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rathottama

rathottama - best chariot, excellent chariot

Compound of 'ratha' (chariot) and 'uttama' (best, excellent).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ratha+uttama)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ramh' 'to go'.
  Root: ramh
• uttama – best, highest, excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'ud' (up) + 'tamap' (superlative suffix).
  Prefix: ud

Note: Indicates the source from which something falls.