वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-26, verse-11

न ह्यव्यवसितः शत्रुं राक्षसं तं विशेषतः ।
समर्थस्त्वं रणे हन्तुं विक्रमैर्जिह्मकारिणम् ॥११॥

11. na hyavyavasitaḥ śatruṃ rākṣasaṃ taṃ viśeṣataḥ ,
samarthastvaṃ raṇe hantuṃ vikramairjihmakāriṇam.

11. na hi avyavasitaḥ śatrum rākṣasam tam viśeṣataḥ
samarthaḥ tvam raṇe hantum vikramaiḥ jihmakāriṇam

11. hi na avyavasitaḥ samarthaḥ hantum śatrum tam rākṣasam
jihmakāriṇam viśeṣataḥ raṇe vikramaiḥ tvam samarthaḥ

11. For an irresolute person is surely not capable of killing that demon enemy, especially that deceitful one, in battle with (his) valor. You are capable.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

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

• अव्यवसितः (avyavasitaḥ) - An irresolute person (irresolute, undecided, unenterprising)

• शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy, adversary

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - Referring to Ravana (demon, ogre)

• तम् (tam) - Referring to Ravana (that, him)

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, specifically

• समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable, able, competent

• त्वम् (tvam) - Referring to Rama (you)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike, to destroy

• विक्रमैः (vikramaiḥ) - with valor, with mighty deeds, with prowess

• जिह्मकारिणम् (jihmakāriṇam) - Referring to Ravana (the crooked-doer, the deceitful one, the wicked)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or causal particle

अव्यवसितः (avyavasitaḥ) - An irresolute person (irresolute, undecided, unenterprising)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyavasita

avyavasita - irresolute, undecided, without effort, unenterprising

Past Passive Participle

Negation (a) + vyavasita (resolved, determined). From vi-ava-so 'to resolve'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyavasita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vyavasita – resolved, determined, undertaken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root so with prefixes vi and ava
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: so (class 4)

Note: Used here as a substantive adjective, referring to 'an irresolute person'.

शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy, adversary

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, adversary, foe

Root: śat (class 1)

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - Referring to Ravana (demon, ogre)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, ogre, a class of mythical beings

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Also functions as an adjective here, 'demonic'.

तम् (tam) - Referring to Ravana (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, specifically

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas forming an adverb

समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable, able, competent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samartha

samartha - capable, able, competent, suitable

From sam-artha (having a purpose, fitting)

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛdh (class 5)

त्वम् (tvam) - Referring to Rama (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war, conflict

Root: raṇ (class 1)

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike, to destroy

(verb)

infinitive of han

Infinitive

From root han

Root: han (class 2)

विक्रमैः (vikramaiḥ) - with valor, with mighty deeds, with prowess

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vikrama

vikrama - valor, might, courage, step, stride

From vi-kram 'to step forth, stride, be powerful'

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

जिह्मकारिणम् (jihmakāriṇam) - Referring to Ravana (the crooked-doer, the deceitful one, the wicked)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jihmakārin

jihmakārin - crooked-doer, deceitful, wicked

From jihma (crooked, deceitful) + kārin (doer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jihma+kārin)

• jihma – crooked, oblique, dishonest, deceitful
  adjective (masculine)
• kārin – doing, making, causing, doer, maker
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun / adjective
  From root kṛ with suffix -in
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies rākṣasam.

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