वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-53, verse-19

परिक्षिप्ता समुद्रेण लङ्केयं शतयोजना ।
नेयं धर्षयितुं शक्या सेन्द्रैरपि सुरासुरैः ॥१९॥

19. parikṣiptā samudreṇa laṅkeyaṃ śatayojanā ,
neyaṃ dharṣayituṃ śakyā sendrairapi surāsuraiḥ.

19. parikṣiptā samudreṇa laṅkā iyam śata-yojanā na
iyam dharṣayitum śakyā sa-indraiḥ api sura-asuraiḥ

19. iyam laṅkā samudreṇa śata-yojanā parikṣiptā iyam
sa-indraiḥ api sura-asuraiḥ dharṣayitum na śakyā

19. This Lankā, extending a hundred yojanas, is completely surrounded by the ocean. It cannot be assailed even by the gods and demons, along with Indra.

Words meanings summery:

• परिक्षिप्ता (parikṣiptā) - surrounded (surrounded, encircled, thrown around)

• समुद्रेण (samudreṇa) - by the ocean

• लङ्का (laṅkā) - Lankā (Rāvaṇa's capital) (Lankā (name of a city))

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• शत-योजना (śata-yojanā) - extending for a hundred yojanas (of a hundred yojanas (in extent))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (Lankā) (this)

• धर्षयितुम् (dharṣayitum) - to assault (to assault, to violate, to dare)

• शक्या (śakyā) - able (to be assailed) (capable, possible, able (to be done))

• स-इन्द्रैः (sa-indraiḥ) - even with Indra (with Indra, including Indra)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• सुर-असुरैः (sura-asuraiḥ) - by gods and demons

Words meanings and morphology

परिक्षिप्ता (parikṣiptā) - surrounded (surrounded, encircled, thrown around)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parikṣipta

parikṣipta - surrounded, encircled, cast around

Past Passive Participle

from pari-√kṣip (to throw around, surround)

Prefix: pari

Root: kṣip (class 6)

समुद्रेण (samudreṇa) - by the ocean

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Prefix: sam

Root: ud (class 1)

Note: Agent of the passive participle "parikṣiptā".

लङ्का (laṅkā) - Lankā (Rāvaṇa's capital) (Lankā (name of a city))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lankā (proper noun, capital of Rāvaṇa)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Modifies "laṅkā".

शत-योजना (śata-yojanā) - extending for a hundred yojanas (of a hundred yojanas (in extent))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śata-yojana

śata-yojana - a hundred yojanas

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+yojana)

• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-10 miles)
  noun (neuter)
  from √yuj (to yoke, join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with "laṅkā".

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following verb/idea.

इयम् (iyam) - this (Lankā) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Subject of the second clause.

धर्षयितुम् (dharṣayitum) - to assault (to assault, to violate, to dare)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of dhṛṣ

Infinitive (causative)

Infinitive of the causative stem (dharṣaya)

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

Note: Used with "śakyā" (capable of being).

शक्या (śakyā) - able (to be assailed) (capable, possible, able (to be done))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, practicable

Gerundive

From √śak (to be able) + ya (suffix for gerundive)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective.

स-इन्द्रैः (sa-indraiḥ) - even with Indra (with Indra, including Indra)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sa-indra

sa-indra - with Indra, including Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+indra)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix/indeclinable meaning 'with'
• indra – Indra (name of a deity)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies "sura-asuraiḥ".

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

सुर-असुरैः (sura-asuraiḥ) - by gods and demons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sura-asura

sura-asura - gods and demons

Compound type : dvandva (sura+asura)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the gerundive "śakyā" when used in a passive sense.

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