वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-53, verse-21

राज्यभ्रष्टेन दीनेन तापसेन गतायुषा ।
किं करिष्यसि रामेण मानुषेणाल्पतेजसा ॥२१॥

21. rājyabhraṣṭena dīnena tāpasena gatāyuṣā ,
kiṃ kariṣyasi rāmeṇa mānuṣeṇālpatejasā.

21. rājyabhraṣṭena dīnena tāpasena gatāyuṣā
kim kariṣyasi rāmeṇa mānuṣeṇa alpatejasā

21. dīnena rājyabhraṣṭena gatāyuṣā tāpasena
alpatejasā mānuṣeṇa rāmeṇa kim kariṣyasi

21. What will you do with Rama, a human of little power (alpatējasā), who is deprived of his kingdom, miserable, and whose prime of life is past, living as an ascetic?

Words meanings summery:

• राज्यभ्रष्टेन (rājyabhraṣṭena) - by one who has fallen from kingship, by one deprived of kingdom

• दीनेन (dīnena) - by a miserable one, by an unhappy one

• तापसेन (tāpasena) - by an ascetic, by a hermit

• गतायुषा (gatāyuṣā) - by one whose life is gone, by one whose prime is past

• किम् (kim) - what? why?

• करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do, you will make

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - with Rama

• मानुषेण (mānuṣeṇa) - with a human, by a human

• अल्पतेजसा (alpatejasā) - with one of little splendor/power, by one of little power

Words meanings and morphology

राज्यभ्रष्टेन (rājyabhraṣṭena) - by one who has fallen from kingship, by one deprived of kingdom

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājyabhraṣṭa

rājyabhraṣṭa - deprived of kingdom, fallen from royalty

Past Passive Participle (secondary)

Derived from rājya (kingdom) and bhraṣṭa (fallen), which is PPP of bhraṃś (to fall)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājya+bhraṣṭa)

• rājya – kingdom, sovereignty, reign
  noun (neuter)
• bhraṣṭa – fallen, deviated, deprived, ruined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

दीनेन (dīnena) - by a miserable one, by an unhappy one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dīna

dīna - miserable, wretched, poor, distressed

Past Passive Participle

Root: dī (class 4)

तापसेन (tāpasena) - by an ascetic, by a hermit

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit, one who performs austerities

Derived from tapas (austerity)

गतायुषा (gatāyuṣā) - by one whose life is gone, by one whose prime is past

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gatāyuṣa

gatāyuṣa - whose life is past, whose prime is gone

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+āyuṣ)

• gata – gone, past, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: gam (class 1)
• āyuṣ – life, vital power, duration of life
  noun (neuter)

किम् (kim) - what? why?

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

Note: Can also be used adverbially 'why'

करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do, you will make

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - with Rama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a Hindu deity, hero of the Ramayana)

मानुषेण (mānuṣeṇa) - with a human, by a human

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man, mortal

Derived from manu (man, progenitor of mankind)

अल्पतेजसा (alpatejasā) - with one of little splendor/power, by one of little power

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of alpatejasa

alpatejasa - of little splendor, of little power, weak

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+tejas)

• alpa – little, small, few, insignificant
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, power, energy, brilliance
  noun (neuter)

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