वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-53, verse-15

तेषां प्रभुरहं सीते सर्वेषां भीमकर्मणाम् ।
सहस्रमेकमेकस्य मम कार्यपुरःसरम् ॥१५॥

15. teṣāṃ prabhurahaṃ sīte sarveṣāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām ,
sahasramekamekasya mama kāryapuraḥsaram.

15. teṣām prabhuḥ aham sīte sarveṣām bhīmakarmaṇām
sahasram ekam ekasya mama kāryapuraḥsaram

15. sīte aham bhīmakarmaṇām teṣām sarveṣām prabhuḥ
mama ekasya kāryapuraḥsaram ekam sahasram

15. Sita, I am the lord of all those (rakshasas) who perform terrifying deeds. For each of my undertakings, a thousand (rakshasas) serve as attendants.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (rakshasas) (of them, of those)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord (lord, master, ruler, mighty)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Ravana) (I)

• सीते (sīte) - Sita (vocative) (O Sita!)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (of all, of everyone)

• भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - of those who perform terrifying deeds (of those whose deeds are terrifying, of those of terrible actions)

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand (rakshasas) (a thousand)

• एकम् (ekam) - one (thousand) (one, single)

• एकस्य (ekasya) - for each (undertaking/purpose) (of one, for one, for each)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• कार्यपुरःसरम् (kāryapuraḥsaram) - serving as attendants for my undertakings / preceding my tasks (preceding for work, serving one's purpose, as attendants for a task)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (rakshasas) (of them, of those)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Possessive, governing `prabhuḥ`

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord (lord, master, ruler, mighty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, ruler, owner, powerful

From pra- (prefix) + √bhū (to be, become)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I (Ravana) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

First person singular pronoun

Note: Subject

सीते (sīte) - Sita (vocative) (O Sita!)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (proper name)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (of all, of everyone)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Universal pronoun

भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - of those who perform terrifying deeds (of those whose deeds are terrifying, of those of terrible actions)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhīmakarman

bhīmakarman - one whose deeds are terrifying, of terrible actions

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+karman)

• bhīma – terrifying, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  From √bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• karman – deed, action, work, ritual action (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies the implied `rakṣasānām`

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand (rakshasas) (a thousand)

(numeral)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'are' or 'attend'

एकम् (ekam) - one (thousand) (one, single)

(numeral)

एकस्य (ekasya) - for each (undertaking/purpose) (of one, for one, for each)

(numeral)

Note: Governs `kāryapuraḥsaram` or implies 'for each of my tasks'

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

First person singular pronoun

Note: Possessive, modifying `kāryapuraḥsaram`

कार्यपुरःसरम् (kāryapuraḥsaram) - serving as attendants for my undertakings / preceding my tasks (preceding for work, serving one's purpose, as attendants for a task)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāryapuraḥsara

kāryapuraḥsara - going before for an object, serving a purpose, attendant for a task

Compound (kārya 'task' + puraḥsara 'going before, attendant')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārya+puraḥsara)

• kārya – work, task, duty, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• puraḥsara – going before, preceding, accompanied by, attendant
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound: puras (before) + sara (going, moving)
  Prefix: puras
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage or qualifying the implied thousands of rakshasas

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