वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-9, verse-13

कामं तपः प्रभावेन शक्ता हन्तुं निशाचरान् ।
चिरार्जितं तु नेच्छामस्तपः खण्डयितुं वयम् ॥१३॥

13. kāmaṃ tapaḥ prabhāvena śaktā hantuṃ niśācarān ,
cirārjitaṃ tu necchāmastapaḥ khaṇḍayituṃ vayam.

13. kāmam tapaḥ prabhāvena śaktāḥ hantum niśācarān
cira-arjitam tu na icchāmaḥ tapaḥ khaṇḍayitum vayam

13. kāmam tapaḥ prabhāvena niśācarān hantum śaktāḥ.
tu vayam cira-arjitam tapaḥ khaṇḍayitum na icchāmaḥ.

13. Indeed, by the power of our asceticism (tapas), we are capable of killing the night-wandering demons. However, we do not wish to diminish our long-accumulated ascetic merit (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• कामम् (kāmam) - indeed, certainly, willingly

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, penance, austerity

• प्रभावेन (prabhāvena) - by the power, by the influence

• शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable, able (we are capable)

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

• निशाचरान् (niśācarān) - the night-wanderers, demons

• चिरार्जितम् (cirārjitam) - long-accumulated, acquired over a long time

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• न (na) - not

• इच्छामः (icchāmaḥ) - we wish, we desire

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, penance, austerity

• खण्डयितुम् (khaṇḍayitum) - to break, to destroy, to diminish

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

कामम् (kāmam) - indeed, certainly, willingly

(indeclinable)

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, penance, austerity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, austerity, heat

Note: Here as part of a compound with prabhāva

प्रभावेन (prabhāvena) - by the power, by the influence

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prabhāva

prabhāva - power, might, dignity, influence

Derived from prefix pra- and root √bhū (to be, to become)

Prefix: pra

Root: √bhū (class 1)

शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable, able (we are capable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakta

śakta - able, capable, powerful, strong

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √śak (to be able)

Root: √śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'vayam' (we)

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

(infinitive)

निशाचरान् (niśācarān) - the night-wanderers, demons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, rākṣasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √car (to move)
  Root: √car (class 1)

चिरार्जितम् (cirārjitam) - long-accumulated, acquired over a long time

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cirārjita

cirārjita - acquired/earned over a long time

Past Passive Participle

Compound of cira (long time) and ārjita (earned/acquired, PPP of √ṛj)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cira+ārjita)

• cira – long (time)
  adjective (masculine)
• ārjita – earned, acquired, obtained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root √ṛj (to obtain, acquire)
  Root: √ṛj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tapaḥ

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इच्छामः (icchāmaḥ) - we wish, we desire

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √iṣ

Present active

Present tense, 1st person plural, active voice

Root: √iṣ (class 6)

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, penance, austerity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, austerity, heat

खण्डयितुम् (khaṇḍayitum) - to break, to destroy, to diminish

(infinitive)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

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