वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-67, verse-9

दीर्घमायुर्मया प्राप्तं किं मे शक्रः करिष्यति ।
इत्येवं बुद्धिमास्थाय रणे शक्रमधर्षयम् ॥९॥

9. dīrghamāyurmayā prāptaṃ kiṃ me śakraḥ kariṣyati ,
ityevaṃ buddhimāsthāya raṇe śakramadharṣayam.

9. dīrgham āyuḥ mayā prāptam kim me śakraḥ kariṣyati
iti evam buddhim āsthāya raṇe śakram adharṣayam

9. mayā dīrgham āyuḥ prāptam śakraḥ me kim kariṣyati
iti evam buddhim āsthāya raṇe śakram adharṣayam

9. Having obtained a long life, I thought, 'What can Indra do to me?' Adopting this frame of mind, I challenged Indra in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long

• आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan

• मया (mayā) - by me

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, gained

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra

• करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do

• इति (iti) - thus, saying

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, thought, mind

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted, having taken up, having resolved

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra

• अधर्षयम् (adharṣayam) - I challenged, I insulted, I attacked

Words meanings and morphology

दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, extensive, tall

Note: Agrees with `āyuḥ`

आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, lifespan, vital power

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: First person singular instrumental pronoun

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, gained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, gained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From √āp (to obtain) with preverb pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Past passive participle, agrees with `āyuḥ`

किम् (kim) - what, why

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Interrogative pronoun

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: First person singular dative/genitive pronoun

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra, the powerful one, a name of Indra

करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Future 3rd person singular

इति (iti) - thus, saying

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks quotation

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, thought, mind

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, mind

From √budh (to know)

Root: budh (class 1)

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted, having taken up, having resolved

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From √sthā (to stand) with preverb ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict

Root: raṇ (class 1)

शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra, the powerful one, a name of Indra

अधर्षयम् (adharṣayam) - I challenged, I insulted, I attacked

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dhṛṣ

Causative form: to challenge/insult

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

Note: Imperfect 1st person singular, causative of √dhṛṣ