वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-66, verse-25

home » Scriptures Library » Valmiki Ramayana

View complete chapter

वासवस्य सवज्रस्य ब्रह्मणो वा स्वयम्भुवः ।
विक्रम्य सहसा हस्तादमृतं तदिहानये ।
लङ्कां वापि समुत्क्षिप्य गच्छेयमिति मे मतिः ॥२५॥

25. vāsavasya savajrasya brahmaṇo vā svayambhuvaḥ ,
vikramya sahasā hastādamṛtaṃ tadihānaye ,
laṅkāṃ vāpi samutkṣipya gaccheyamiti me matiḥ.

25. vāsavasya savajrasya brahmaṇaḥ vā
svayambhuvaḥ vikramya sahasā hastāt
amṛtam tat iha ānaye laṅkām vā
api samutkṣipya gaccheyam iti me matiḥ

25. me matiḥ (asti yat) savajrasya vāsavasya
vā svayambhuvaḥ brahmaṇaḥ hastāt
sahasā vikramya tat amṛtam iha ānaye
vā api laṅkām samutkṣipya gaccheyam iti

25. My resolve is that I could forcefully seize the ambrosia from the hand of Indra, who wields his thunderbolt, or even from the self-born Brahmā, and bring it here. Or, I could even uplift Lankā itself and depart with it.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Indra

सवज्रस्य (savajrasya) - who wields his thunderbolt (with a thunderbolt, having a thunderbolt)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā (the creator god) (of Brahmā (the creator god), of a priest)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

स्वयम्भुवः (svayambhuvaḥ) - of the self-born one (Brahmā) (of the self-existent, of Brahmā)

विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having forcefully seized (having stepped over, having overcome, having seized forcefully)

सहसा (sahasā) - forcefully (forcibly, suddenly, violently, quickly)

हस्तात् (hastāt) - from the hand

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - ambrosia (nectar, ambrosia, immortality)

तत् (tat) - that (ambrosia) (that, it)

इह (iha) - to this place (here, in this world, at this place)

आनये (ānaye) - I may bring (I may bring, I should bring)

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Lankā (the city of Ravana) (Lankā (the city/island))

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

समुत्क्षिप्य (samutkṣipya) - having uplifted (having thrown up, having uplifted)

गच्छेयम् (gaccheyam) - I could depart (with it) (I may go, I should go)

इति (iti) - thus (indicating the preceding statement is a thought/intention) (thus, in this manner, so (marks direct speech or thought))

मे (me) - my (possessive) (to me, my, for me)

मतिः (matiḥ) - intention, resolve (thought, opinion, intention, mind)

Words meanings and morphology

वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Indra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra, lord of the Vasus

Derived from Vasu.

सवज्रस्य (savajrasya) - who wields his thunderbolt (with a thunderbolt, having a thunderbolt)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of savajra

savajra - with thunderbolt, having thunderbolt

Compound sa- (with) + vajra (thunderbolt).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vajra)

sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable
Indeclinable particle indicating accompaniment.
vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
noun (masculine)
Root: vaj

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā (the creator god) (of Brahmā (the creator god), of a priest)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), a priest

Masculine noun, n-stem.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: This is the masculine noun 'Brahmā', not the neuter 'brahman' (ultimate reality).

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

स्वयम्भुवः (svayambhuvaḥ) - of the self-born one (Brahmā) (of the self-existent, of Brahmā)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born (an epithet of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva)

Compound svayam (by self) + bhū (being).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayam+bhū)

svayam – by oneself, spontaneously
indeclinable
Adverb.
bhū – being, existing, earth
noun (feminine)
From root bhū (to be).
Root noun.
Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as an epithet for Brahmā.

विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having forcefully seized (having stepped over, having overcome, having seized forcefully)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root kram with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Signifies completion of an action prior to the main verb.

सहसा (sahasā) - forcefully (forcibly, suddenly, violently, quickly)

(indeclinable)

Adverb. Derived from sahas (force).

Root: sah (class 1)

हस्तात् (hastāt) - from the hand

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of hasta

hasta - hand, arm, trunk of an elephant

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - ambrosia (nectar, ambrosia, immortality)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - immortal, nectar, ambrosia, salvation

Negation of mṛta (dead).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mṛta)

a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative particle.
mṛta – dead, deceased
participle (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root mṛ (to die).
Root: mṛ (class 6)

तत् (tat) - that (ambrosia) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Note: Refers to amṛtam.

इह (iha) - to this place (here, in this world, at this place)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

आनये (ānaye) - I may bring (I may bring, I should bring)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of ā-nī