वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-35, verse-6

कः शक्तस्तस्य देवस्य ख्यातस्य स्वेन कर्मणा ।
तादृशं विक्रमं वीर प्रतिकर्तुमरिंदम ॥६॥

6. kaḥ śaktastasya devasya khyātasya svena karmaṇā ,
tādṛśaṃ vikramaṃ vīra pratikartumariṃdama.

6. kaḥ śaktaḥ tasya devasya khyātasya svena karmaṇā
tādṛśam vikramam vīra pratikartum ariṃdama

6. vīra ariṃdama kaḥ tasya svena karmaṇā khyātasya
devasya tādṛśam vikramam pratikartum śaktaḥ

6. O hero (vīra), O subduer of enemies (ariṃdama), who is capable of repaying such an act of valor to that divine being (deva), who is renowned by his own deeds (karma)?

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

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

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (Rāma) (of him, his, of that)

• देवस्य (devasya) - of the divine being (Rāma) (of the god, of the divine being)

• ख्यातस्य (khyātasya) - of the renowned one (Rāma) (of the renowned, famous)

• स्वेन (svena) - by his own (by one's own, by his own)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by his own deeds (karma) (by action, by deed, by (his) work (karma))

• तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such (an act of) (such, of that kind)

• विक्रमम् (vikramam) - act of valor (valor, prowess, mighty step, heroic deed)

• वीर (vīra) - O hero! (addressing Lakṣmaṇa) (O hero!)

• प्रतिकर्तुम् (pratikartum) - to repay (to repay, to retaliate, to return (a deed))

• अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - O subduer of enemies! (addressing Lakṣmaṇa) (O subduer of enemies!)

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun, subject.

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

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, powerful, mighty

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Predicative adjective for kaḥ.

तस्य (tasya) - of him (Rāma) (of him, his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, refers to Rāma.

देवस्य (devasya) - of the divine being (Rāma) (of the god, of the divine being)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Genitive in apposition to tasya.

ख्यातस्य (khyātasya) - of the renowned one (Rāma) (of the renowned, famous)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of khyāta

khyāta - famous, renowned, celebrated, known

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root khyā (to be known, told)

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with tasya devasya.

स्वेन (svena) - by his own (by one's own, by his own)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, his own

Note: Agrees with karmaṇā.

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by his own deeds (karma) (by action, by deed, by (his) work (karma))

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, effect of action (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Means by which he is renowned.

तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such (an act of) (such, of that kind)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, like that, of that kind

Note: Agrees with vikramam.

विक्रमम् (vikramam) - act of valor (valor, prowess, mighty step, heroic deed)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vikrama

vikrama - valor, prowess, heroism, mighty step

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Object of pratikartum.

वीर (vīra) - O hero! (addressing Lakṣmaṇa) (O hero!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Address.

प्रतिकर्तुम् (pratikartum) - to repay (to repay, to retaliate, to return (a deed))

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of pratikartum

infinitive

Infinitive of root kṛ (to do) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Infinitive.

अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - O subduer of enemies! (addressing Lakṣmaṇa) (O subduer of enemies!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ariṃdama

ariṁdama - subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming, controlling
  noun (masculine)
  From root dam (to tame, subdue)
  Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Address.

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