वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-35, verse-7

सीतां प्राप्स्यति धर्मात्मा वधिष्यति च रावणम् ।
सहायमात्रेण मया राघवः स्वेन तेजसा ॥७॥

7. sītāṃ prāpsyati dharmātmā vadhiṣyati ca rāvaṇam ,
sahāyamātreṇa mayā rāghavaḥ svena tejasā.

7. sītām prāpsyati dharmātmā vadhiṣyati ca rāvaṇam
sahāya-mātreṇa mayā rāghavaḥ svena tejasā

7. dharmātmā rāghavaḥ svena tejasā sītām prāpsyati
ca rāvaṇam vadhiṣyati mayā sahāya-mātreṇa

7. The righteous one (dharmātmā), Rāghava, will certainly regain Sītā and slay Rāvaṇa, by his own inherent might, with me being merely an assistant.

Words meanings summery:

• सीताम् (sītām) - Princess Sītā, wife of Rāma (Sītā)

• प्राप्स्यति (prāpsyati) - will regain (Sītā) (will obtain, will regain, will reach)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - Rāma, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness (righteous, virtuous, one whose nature is righteousness)

• वधिष्यति (vadhiṣyati) - will slay Rāvaṇa (will kill, will slay)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - The demon king Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa)

• सहाय-मात्रेण (sahāya-mātreṇa) - with me merely as a helper (with only as a helper, merely as an assistant)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Hanumān) (by me)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

• स्वेन (svena) - by his own

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by his own inherent might or power (by power, by splendor, by glory, by might)

Words meanings and morphology

सीताम् (sītām) - Princess Sītā, wife of Rāma (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - furrow, Sītā (daughter of Janaka)

प्राप्स्यति (prāpsyati) - will regain (Sītā) (will obtain, will regain, will reach)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of prāp

future

3rd person singular future active

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - Rāma, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness (righteous, virtuous, one whose nature is righteousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous, virtuous, having a righteous self/nature

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Refers to Rāma

वधिष्यति (vadhiṣyati) - will slay Rāvaṇa (will kill, will slay)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vadh

future

3rd person singular future active

Root: vadh (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - The demon king Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king)

Root: ru (class 2)

सहाय-मात्रेण (sahāya-mātreṇa) - with me merely as a helper (with only as a helper, merely as an assistant)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sahāyamātra

sahāyamātra - only a helper, mere assistant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sahāya+mātra)

• sahāya – helper, assistant, companion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: saha
  Root: i (class 2)
• mātra – only, mere, just, measure, quantity
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Refers to Hanumān's role

मया (mayā) - by me (Hanumān) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, belonging to Raghu's lineage (i.e., Rāma or Lakṣmaṇa)

patronymic from Raghu

स्वेन (svena) - by his own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Qualifies 'tejasā'

तेजसा (tejasā) - by his own inherent might or power (by power, by splendor, by glory, by might)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - sharp edge, brilliance, splendor, energy, power, semen

Root: tij (class 6)

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