वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-11, verse-30

किमर्थं नगरद्वारमिदं रुद्ध्वा विनर्दसि ।
दुन्दुभे विदितो मे ऽसि रक्ष प्राणान्महाबल ॥३०॥

30. kimarthaṃ nagaradvāramidaṃ ruddhvā vinardasi ,
dundubhe vidito me'si rakṣa prāṇānmahābala.

30. kimartham nagaradvāram idam ruddhvā vinardasi
dundubhe viditaḥ me asi rakṣa prāṇān mahābala

30. dundubhe mahābala kimartham idam nagaradvāram
ruddhvā vinardasi me viditaḥ asi prāṇān rakṣa

30. O Dundubhi, why are you roaring after blocking this city gate? I know who you are. O mighty one, save your life!

Words meanings summery:

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

• नगरद्वारम् (nagaradvāram) - city gate

• इदम् (idam) - this (city gate) (this)

• रुद्ध्वा (ruddhvā) - having blocked, having obstructed

• विनर्दसि (vinardasi) - you roar, you shout

• दुन्दुभे (dundubhe) - O Dundubhi!

• विदितः (viditaḥ) - you are known (to me) (known, understood)

• मे (me) - to me (you are known to me) (to me, my)

• असि (asi) - you are

• रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect!, save!

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - your life (lives, life-breaths)

• महाबल (mahābala) - O mighty one!, O powerful one!

Words meanings and morphology

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+artham)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

नगरद्वारम् (nagaradvāram) - city gate

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagaradvāra

nagaradvāra - city gate, entrance to a city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nagara+dvāra)

• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)

इदम् (idam) - this (city gate) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

रुद्ध्वा (ruddhvā) - having blocked, having obstructed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from the root rudh (to block, obstruct) with the suffix -tvā

Root: rudh (class 7)

विनर्दसि (vinardasi) - you roar, you shout

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vinard

Present Indicative

Root nard (to roar) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: nard (class 1)

दुन्दुभे (dundubhe) - O Dundubhi!

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dundubhi

dundubhi - drum, war-drum, name of a demon

विदितः (viditaḥ) - you are known (to me) (known, understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

मे (me) - to me (you are known to me) (to me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Indicative

Root: as (class 2)

रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect!, save!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of rakṣ

Imperative

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - your life (lives, life-breaths)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air, energy

महाबल (mahābala) - O mighty one!, O powerful one!

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, mighty, a powerful person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)