वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-52, verse-27

युष्माकं हि बलज्ञो ऽहं बहुशो रणमूर्धनि ।
अतश्चास्मिञ्जनस्थाने मया यूयं नियोजिताः ॥२७॥

27. yuṣmākaṃ hi balajño'haṃ bahuśo raṇamūrdhani ,
ataścāsmiñjanasthāne mayā yūyaṃ niyojitāḥ.

27. yuṣmākam hi balajñaḥ aham bahuśaḥ raṇamūrdhani
ataḥ ca asmin janasthāne mayā yūyam niyojitāḥ

27. hi aham yuṣmākam balajñaḥ raṇamūrdhani bahuśaḥ
(jānāmi) ataḥ ca asmin janasthāne yūyam mayā niyojitāḥ

27. Indeed, I am one who knows your strength, having witnessed it many times in the thick of battle. Therefore, it is I who have appointed you all to this Janasthāna region.

Words meanings summery:

• युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam) - your (the demons' strength) (of you, your (plural))

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, because, for)

• बलज्ञः (balajñaḥ) - (I am) a knower of your strength (knowing strength, knower of strength)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Ravana) (I)

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times (many times, often, in many ways)

• रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - in the thick of battle (in the forefront of battle, in the heat of battle)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (Janasthāna) (in this)

• जनस्थाने (janasthāne) - in the Janasthāna region (in Janasthāna, in the abode of people)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Ravana) (by me)

• यूयम् (yūyam) - you (demons) (you (plural))

• नियोजिताः (niyojitāḥ) - appointed (to this task/region) (appointed, employed, commissioned, engaged)

Words meanings and morphology

युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam) - your (the demons' strength) (of you, your (plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

2nd person pronoun.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

बलज्ञः (balajñaḥ) - (I am) a knower of your strength (knowing strength, knower of strength)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balajña

balajña - knower of strength, understanding power

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (bala+jña)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: bal (class 1)
• jña – knowing, understanding, knower
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  agent noun from 'jñā'
  From root 'jñā' (to know) + 'ka' suffix.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I (Ravana) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

1st person pronoun.

Note: The speaker is Ravana.

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times (many times, often, in many ways)

(indeclinable)

'bahu' (much, many) + 'śas' suffix (indicating 'in many ways' or 'many times').

रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - in the thick of battle (in the forefront of battle, in the heat of battle)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇamūrdhan

raṇamūrdhan - forefront of battle, head of battle

Compound type : tatpurusha (raṇa+mūrdhan)

• raṇa – battle, combat, war
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'raṇ' (to sound, to rejoice, to go).
  Root: raṇ (class 1)
• mūrdhan – head, top, summit, forefront
  noun (masculine)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

(indeclinable)

From 'idam' (this) + 'tas' suffix.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (Janasthāna) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'janasthāne'.

जनस्थाने (janasthāne) - in the Janasthāna region (in Janasthāna, in the abode of people)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of janasthāna

janasthāna - abode of people, human habitation, a specific forest region in Ramayana

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+sthāna)

• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sthāna – place, location, abode
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The same Janasthāna mentioned in the previous verse.

मया (mayā) - by me (Ravana) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

1st person pronoun.

Note: Agent in passive construction ('nīyojitāḥ').

यूयम् (yūyam) - you (demons) (you (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

2nd person pronoun.

Note: Subject in passive construction ('nīyojitāḥ').

नियोजिताः (niyojitāḥ) - appointed (to this task/region) (appointed, employed, commissioned, engaged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niyojita

niyojita - appointed, employed, commissioned, engaged, directed

past passive participle

From 'ni' (upasarga) + 'yuj' (to join, to employ) + causative ('i') + 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)