वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-60, verse-38

मृदुं लोकहिते युक्तं दान्तं करुणवेदिनम् ।
निर्वीर्य इति मन्यन्ते नूनं मां त्रिदशेश्वराः ॥३८॥

38. mṛduṃ lokahite yuktaṃ dāntaṃ karuṇavedinam ,
nirvīrya iti manyante nūnaṃ māṃ tridaśeśvarāḥ.

38. mṛdum lokahite yuktam dāntam karuṇavedinam |
nirīvīryaḥ iti manyante nūnam mām tridaśa īśvarāḥ

38. nūnam tridaśa īśvarāḥ mṛdum lokahite yuktam
dāntam karuṇavedinam mām nirīvīryaḥ iti manyante

38. Surely, the lords of the gods (tridaśeśvarāḥ) consider me—who is gentle, engaged in the welfare of the world, self-controlled, and compassionate—to be powerless.

Words meanings summery:

• मृदुम् (mṛdum) - gentle, soft, tender

• लोकहिते (lokahite) - in the welfare of the world/people

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - engaged, connected, endowed with

• दान्तम् (dāntam) - self-controlled, subdued, disciplined

• करुणवेदिनम् (karuṇavedinam) - compassionate, knowing compassion

• निरीवीर्यः (nirīvīryaḥ) - powerless, without strength, impotent

• इति (iti) - thus, so; indicates direct speech or thought

• मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they think, they consider

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• माम् (mām) - me

• त्रिदश (tridaśa) - thirty (referring to gods)

• ईश्वराः (īśvarāḥ) - masters, lords

Words meanings and morphology

मृदुम् (mṛdum) - gentle, soft, tender

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender, weak

लोकहिते (lokahite) - in the welfare of the world/people

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of lokahita

lokahita - welfare of the world/people

Genitive Tatpuruṣa compound: loka (world) + hita (welfare).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+hita)

• loka – world, realm, people, mankind
  noun (masculine)
• hita – beneficial, salutary, welfare, good
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from dhā root dhā, with prefix hi)
  Derived from the root धा (dhā) 'to place', often with preverb हि (hi) or as an independent noun meaning welfare.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - engaged, connected, endowed with

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, united, connected, engaged, devoted, proper, fit

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root युज् (yuj) 'to join, connect' with the suffix -ta (kta).

Root: yuj (class 7)

दान्तम् (dāntam) - self-controlled, subdued, disciplined

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - tamed, subdued, self-controlled, patient

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root दम् (dam) 'to tame, control' with the suffix -ta (kta).

Root: dam (class 4)

करुणवेदिनम् (karuṇavedinam) - compassionate, knowing compassion

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karuṇavedin

karuṇavedin - one who knows or feels compassion, compassionate

Tatpuruṣa compound: karuṇā (compassion) + vedin (knowing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karuṇā+vedin)

• karuṇā – compassion, pity, mercy
  noun (feminine)
• vedin – knowing, perceiving, experiencing, telling
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun suffix -in
  Derived from the root विद् (vid) 'to know'.
  Root: vid (class 2)

निरीवीर्यः (nirīvīryaḥ) - powerless, without strength, impotent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvīrya

nirvīrya - without strength, powerless, weak, impotent

Bahuvrīhi compound: nis (without) + vīrya (strength, vigor).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+vīrya)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence.
• vīrya – strength, vigor, energy, heroism, potency
  noun (neuter)

इति (iti) - thus, so; indicates direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they think, they consider

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of many

Root: man (class 4)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

त्रिदश (tridaśa) - thirty (referring to gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - thirty; a god, deity (as there are thirty principal deities)

Compound of tri (three) and daśa (ten), literally 'thrice ten'. Used to refer to gods.

Compound type : dvigu (tri+daśa)

• tri – three
  numeral
• daśa – ten
  numeral

Note: Part of the compound 'tridaśeśvarāḥ'.

ईश्वराः (īśvarāḥ) - masters, lords

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of īśvara

īśvara - master, lord, ruler, powerful, capable

Derived from the root ईश् (īś) 'to rule, be master of' with the suffix -vara.

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Forms the compound 'tridaśeśvarāḥ' with 'tridaśa'.