वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-55, verse-19

इदं हि रक्षोमृगसंनिकाशं प्रलोभ्य मां दूरमनुप्रयातम् ।
हतं कथं चिन्महता श्रमेण स राक्षसो ऽभून्म्रियमाण एव ॥१९॥

19. idaṃ hi rakṣomṛgasaṃnikāśaṃ pralobhya māṃ dūramanuprayātam ,
hataṃ kathaṃ cinmahatā śrameṇa sa rākṣaso'bhūnmriyamāṇa eva.

19. idam hi rakṣomṛgasaṃnikāśam
pralobhya mām dūram anuprayatām
hatam kathaṃ cit mahatā śrameṇa
saḥ rākṣasaḥ abhūt mriyamāṇaḥ eva

19. hi idam rakṣomṛgasaṃnikāśam mām
pralobhya dūram anuprayatām
mahatā śrameṇa kathaṃ cit hatam
saḥ mriyamāṇaḥ eva rākṣasaḥ abhūt

19. Indeed, this creature, which resembled a demon in the form of a deer, lured me far away. I somehow killed it with great effort, and as it was dying, it revealed itself to be that demon (Mārīca).

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to the golden deer (Mārīca in disguise). (this, this one)

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

• रक्षोमृगसंनिकाशम् (rakṣomṛgasaṁnikāśam) - resembling a demon-deer

• प्रलोभ्य (pralobhya) - having lured, having enticed

• माम् (mām) - me

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, far away

• अनुप्रयताम् (anuprayatām) - Refers to the golden deer that went far away. (having followed after, having pursued)

• हतम् (hatam) - Refers to the golden deer being killed. (killed, slain)

• कथं (kathaṁ) - Used with 'cit' to mean "somehow". (how? in what way?)

• चित् (cit) - Used with 'kathaṃ' to mean "somehow", "with difficulty". (even, any, and (indefinite particle))

• महता (mahatā) - by great, by large

• श्रमेण (śrameṇa) - by effort, by toil, by labor

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to Mārīca. (he, that)

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - Mārīca's true form. (demon, rakshasa)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

• म्रियमाणः (mriyamāṇaḥ) - While the demon was dying. (dying, being about to die)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the transformation happened precisely at the moment of dying. (indeed, only, certainly, just)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - Refers to the golden deer (Mārīca in disguise). (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

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

(indeclinable)

रक्षोमृगसंनिकाशम् (rakṣomṛgasaṁnikāśam) - resembling a demon-deer

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣomṛgasaṃnikāśa

rakṣomṛgasaṁnikāśa - resembling a demon-deer, having the appearance of a demon in the form of a deer

Compound of rakṣas (demon), mṛga (deer), and saṃnikāśa (resembling)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rakṣas+mṛga+saṃnikāśa)

• rakṣas – demon, evil spirit, monster
  noun (neuter)
• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnikāśa – resembling, similar to
  adjective
  From sam-ni-kāś (to appear)
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with idam. Also could be accusative.

प्रलोभ्य (pralobhya) - having lured, having enticed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Formed with prefix pra- and root lubh (to covet, allure)

Prefix: pra

Root: lubh (class 4)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun

दूरम् (dūram) - far, far away

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

अनुप्रयताम् (anuprayatām) - Refers to the golden deer that went far away. (having followed after, having pursued)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anuprayāta

anuprayāta - followed after, gone after, pursued

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root yā (to go) with prefixes anu- and pra-

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with idam. Also could be accusative.

हतम् (hatam) - Refers to the golden deer being killed. (killed, slain)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with idam. Also could be accusative.

कथं (kathaṁ) - Used with 'cit' to mean "somehow". (how? in what way?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms 'kathaṃ cit' for 'somehow'.

चित् (cit) - Used with 'kathaṃ' to mean "somehow", "with difficulty". (even, any, and (indefinite particle))

(indeclinable)

महता (mahatā) - by great, by large

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agrees with śrameṇa.

श्रमेण (śrameṇa) - by effort, by toil, by labor

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śrama

śrama - effort, toil, exertion, fatigue

From root śram (to be weary)

Root: śram (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - Refers to Mārīca. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - Mārīca's true form. (demon, rakshasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, rakshasa

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root verb

Root: bhū (class 1)

म्रियमाणः (mriyamāṇaḥ) - While the demon was dying. (dying, being about to die)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mriyamāṇa

mriyamāṇa - dying, being about to die

Present Passive Participle (ātmanepada)

PPP of root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with saḥ rākṣasaḥ.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the transformation happened precisely at the moment of dying. (indeed, only, certainly, just)

(indeclinable)

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