वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-53, verse-18

न च जातु न हिंस्युस्त्वां घोरा लक्ष्मणसायकाः ।
अपवृत्तं जिघांसन्तो महावेगा दुरासदाः ॥१८॥

18. na ca jātu na hiṃsyustvāṃ ghorā lakṣmaṇasāyakāḥ ,
apavṛttaṃ jighāṃsanto mahāvegā durāsadāḥ.

18. na ca jātu na hiṃsyuḥ tvām ghorā lakṣmaṇasāyakāḥ
apavṛttam jighāṃsantaḥ mahāvegā durāsadāḥ

18. ghorāḥ mahāvegāḥ durāsadāḥ apavṛttam jighāṃsantaḥ
lakṣmaṇasāyakāḥ ca jātu tvām na hiṃsyuḥ na

18. Lakṣmaṇa's dreadful, exceedingly swift, and irresistible arrows, intent on killing anyone who strays from the path, will certainly always harm you.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time, certainly

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• हिंस्युः (hiṁsyuḥ) - they would harm/injure

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• घोराः (ghorāḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

• लक्ष्मणसायकाः (lakṣmaṇasāyakāḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa's arrows

• अपवृत्तम् (apavṛttam) - one who has deviated, strayed, turned away

• जिघांसन्तः (jighāṁsantaḥ) - desiring to kill, intending to slay

• महावेगाः (mahāvegāḥ) - of great speed, exceedingly swift

• दुरासदाः (durāsadāḥ) - irresistible, difficult to approach, unassailable

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time, certainly

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

हिंस्युः (hiṁsyuḥ) - they would harm/injure

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of hiṃs

Optative Mood, Active Voice, Third Person Plural

From root √hiṃs (Class 7) in Optative mood

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

घोराः (ghorāḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful

Note: Agrees with lakṣmaṇasāyakāḥ.

लक्ष्मणसायकाः (lakṣmaṇasāyakāḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa's arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lakṣmaṇasāyaka

lakṣmaṇasāyaka - arrow of Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lakṣmaṇa+sāyaka)

• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rāma's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sāyaka – arrow, missile
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अपवृत्तम् (apavṛttam) - one who has deviated, strayed, turned away

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apavṛtta

apavṛtta - one who has deviated/strayed/turned away

Past Passive Participle

From root √vṛt (Class 1) with prefix apa

Prefix: apa

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of jighāṃsantaḥ.

जिघांसन्तः (jighāṁsantaḥ) - desiring to kill, intending to slay

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jighāṃsat

jighāṁsat - desiring to kill

Desiderative Present Participle, Active Voice

From root √han (Class 2) (to strike/kill), desiderative stem jighāṃsa-

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Participle modifying lakṣmaṇasāyakāḥ.

महावेगाः (mahāvegāḥ) - of great speed, exceedingly swift

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāvega

mahāvega - great speed, exceedingly swift

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• vega – speed, velocity, force
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with lakṣmaṇasāyakāḥ.

दुरासदाः (durāsadāḥ) - irresistible, difficult to approach, unassailable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durāsada

durāsada - difficult to approach, unassailable, irresistible

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root √sad with prefix ā and dura (badly/difficultly)

Prefixes: dur+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with lakṣmaṇasāyakāḥ.

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