वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-28, verse-21

कामं खलु शरैर् शक्तः सुरासुरमहोरगान् ।
वशे दाशरथिः कर्तुं त्वत्प्रतिज्ञां तु काङ्क्षते ॥२१॥

21. kāmaṃ khalu śarair śaktaḥ surāsuramahoragān ,
vaśe dāśarathiḥ kartuṃ tvatpratijñāṃ tu kāṅkṣate.

21. kāmam khalu śaraiḥ śaktaḥ surāsuramahoragān vaśe
dāśarathiḥ kartum tvatpratijñām tu kāṅkṣate

21. dāśarathiḥ śaraiḥ surāsuramahoragān vaśe kartum
khalu kāmam śaktaḥ tu tvatpratijñām kāṅkṣate

21. Indeed, Rāma, the son of Daśaratha, is certainly capable of bringing gods, demons, and great serpents under his control with his arrows, but he (first) desires your solemn promise.

Words meanings summery:

• कामम् (kāmam) - certainly (indeed, certainly, willingly, according to desire)

• खलु (khalu) - certainly (indeed, certainly, surely)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with his arrows (by arrows, with arrows)

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable (capable, able, mighty)

• सुरासुरमहोरगान् (surāsuramahoragān) - gods, demons, and great serpents

• वशे (vaśe) - under his control (in control, under power, in one's will)

• दाशरथिः (dāśarathiḥ) - Rāma, the son of Daśaratha (son of Daśaratha, Rāma)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to bring (to do, to make, to bring about)

• त्वत्प्रतिज्ञाम् (tvatpratijñām) - your solemn promise (your promise, your vow)

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• काङ्क्षते (kāṅkṣate) - desires (desires, wishes for, longs for)

Words meanings and morphology

कामम् (kāmam) - certainly (indeed, certainly, willingly, according to desire)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage derived from the accusative of 'kāma' or an independent indeclinable.

खलु (khalu) - certainly (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with his arrows (by arrows, with arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, kind of grass

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable (capable, able, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, mighty, powerful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śak (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with Dāśarathiḥ.

सुरासुरमहोरगान् (surāsuramahoragān) - gods, demons, and great serpents

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of surāsuramahoraga

surāsuramahoraga - gods, demons, and great serpents

Compound type : dvandva (sura+asura+mahā-uraga)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• uraga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  From uras (chest) + ga (going).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of the infinitive 'kartum'.

वशे (vaśe) - under his control (in control, under power, in one's will)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, control, power, authority

Note: Used with 'kartum' to mean 'to bring under control'.

दाशरथिः (dāśarathiḥ) - Rāma, the son of Daśaratha (son of Daśaratha, Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāśarathi

dāśarathi - descendant of Daśaratha, specifically Rāma

Patronymic from Daśaratha.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to bring (to do, to make, to bring about)

(verb)

infinitive of kṛ

Infinitive

From root √kṛ (class 8) + suffix -tum.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with 'vaśe' to mean 'to bring under control'.

त्वत्प्रतिज्ञाम् (tvatpratijñām) - your solemn promise (your promise, your vow)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tvatpratijñā

tvatpratijñā - your promise/vow

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvat+pratijñā)

• tvat – your, from you
  pronoun
  Ablative of 'yuṣmad' (you), often used as an adjective/genitive equivalent in compounds.
• pratijñā – promise, vow, agreement
  noun (feminine)
  From prati + √jñā.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Object of 'kāṅkṣate'.

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunctive particle.

काङ्क्षते (kāṅkṣate) - desires (desires, wishes for, longs for)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kāṅkṣ

From desiderative of √kam (to desire).

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Active voice often found in desiderative forms with middle endings.

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