वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-26, verse-17

एष शोकः परित्यक्तः सर्वकार्यावसादकः ।
विक्रमेष्वप्रतिहतं तेजः प्रोत्साहयाम्यहम् ॥१७॥

17. eṣa śokaḥ parityaktaḥ sarvakāryāvasādakaḥ ,
vikrameṣvapratihataṃ tejaḥ protsāhayāmyaham.

17. eṣaḥ śokaḥ parityaktaḥ sarvakāryāvasādakaḥ
vikrameṣu apratihataṃ tejaḥ protsāhayāmi aham

17. eṣaḥ sarvakāryāvasādakaḥ śokaḥ parityaktaḥ
aham vikrameṣu apratihataṃ tejaḥ protsāhayāmi

17. This sorrow, which paralyzes all actions, has been completely abandoned. I shall now inspire my unhindered spiritual energy (tejas) for acts of valor.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• शोकः (śokaḥ) - sorrow, grief

• परित्यक्तः (parityaktaḥ) - abandoned, given up, renounced

• सर्वकार्यावसादकः (sarvakāryāvasādakaḥ) - which obstructs all actions, paralyzing all undertakings

• विक्रमेषु (vikrameṣu) - in acts of valor, in heroic deeds

• अप्रतिहतं (apratihataṁ) - unhindered, unopposed, irresistible

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - energy, brilliance, spiritual power

• प्रोत्साहयामि (protsāhayāmi) - I encourage, I inspire, I stimulate

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker, Rāma) (I)

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

शोकः (śokaḥ) - sorrow, grief

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - sorrow, grief, lamentation

From root śuc (to sorrow, grieve)

Root: śuc (class 1)

परित्यक्तः (parityaktaḥ) - abandoned, given up, renounced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parityakta

parityakta - abandoned, renounced, given up, left

Past Passive Participle

From pari- + √tyaj (to abandon)

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

सर्वकार्यावसादकः (sarvakāryāvasādakaḥ) - which obstructs all actions, paralyzing all undertakings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvakāryāvasādaka

sarvakāryāvasādaka - obstructing all actions, paralyzing all undertakings

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+kārya+avasādaka)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• kārya – action, deed, work, undertaking
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• avasādaka – causing to sink, paralyzing, obstructing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From ava- + root sad (to sit, sink)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sad (class 1)

विक्रमेषु (vikrameṣu) - in acts of valor, in heroic deeds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of vikrama

vikrama - valor, might, heroism, stride, power

From vi- + root kram (to step, go)

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

अप्रतिहतं (apratihataṁ) - unhindered, unopposed, irresistible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apratihata

apratihata - unhindered, unopposed, irresistible, unbroken

Past Passive Participle (negative)

From a- (neg.) + prati- + root han (to strike, obstruct)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratihata)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• pratihata – struck against, obstructed, hindered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prati- + root han (to strike, obstruct)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: han (class 2)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - energy, brilliance, spiritual power

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - radiance, brilliance, energy, splendor, spiritual power

प्रोत्साहयामि (protsāhayāmi) - I encourage, I inspire, I stimulate

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of protsāhay

Causative from pra- + ut- + root sah (to endure, overcome)

Prefixes: pra+ut

Root: sah (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker, Rāma) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, ego

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