वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-7, verse-18

किं तु यत्नस्त्वया कार्यो मैथिल्याः परिमार्गणे ।
राक्षसस्य च रौद्रस्य रावणस्य दुरात्मनः ॥१८॥

18. kiṃ tu yatnastvayā kāryo maithilyāḥ parimārgaṇe ,
rākṣasasya ca raudrasya rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ.

18. kim tu yatnaḥ tvayā kāryaḥ maithilyāḥ parimārgaṇe
rākṣasasya ca raudrasya rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ

18. kim tu tvayā maithilyāḥ parimārgaṇe ca raudrasya
durātmanaḥ rākṣasasya rāvaṇasya yatnaḥ kāryaḥ

18. However, an effort must be made by you for the search of Sita (Maithilī) and also for the terrible, evil-minded demon Ravana.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - however (what, but, however)

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

• यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort (effort, exertion, endeavor)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Sugriva) (by you)

• कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - must be made, should be done (to be done, to be made, practicable, fit to be done)

• मैथिल्याः (maithilyāḥ) - of Sita (of Sita (daughter of Mithila))

• परिमार्गणे (parimārgaṇe) - in the search for (in the search, in seeking, in investigating)

• राक्षसस्य (rākṣasasya) - of the demon (of a demon, of a Rakshasa)

• च (ca) - and also (and, also)

• रौद्रस्य (raudrasya) - terrible (fierce, terrible, formidable, wrathful)

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

• दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the evil-minded (one) (of the evil-minded, wicked, malicious person)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - however (what, but, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Paired with 'tu' to mean 'but, however'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Paired with 'kim' to mean 'but, however'.

यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort (effort, exertion, endeavor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

From root yat (to strive)

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Sugriva) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: Agent of kāryaḥ.

कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - must be made, should be done (to be done, to be made, practicable, fit to be done)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, duty, business

Gerundive

From root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ya (kṛ-ya -> kārya)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies yatnaḥ.

मैथिल्याः (maithilyāḥ) - of Sita (of Sita (daughter of Mithila))

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - princess of Mithila, Sita

Derived from Mithila (name of a city/region)

Note: Refers to Sita.

परिमार्गणे (parimārgaṇe) - in the search for (in the search, in seeking, in investigating)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of parimārgaṇa

parimārgaṇa - search, seeking, investigation, inquiry

From pari-mṛj (to search around), noun suffix -ana

Prefix: pari

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Refers to the activity of searching.

राक्षसस्य (rākṣasasya) - of the demon (of a demon, of a Rakshasa)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, Rakshasa

Note: Refers to Ravana.

च (ca) - and also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the search for Sita with the search for Ravana.

रौद्रस्य (raudrasya) - terrible (fierce, terrible, formidable, wrathful)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of raudra

raudra - fierce, terrible, formidable, wrathful, relating to Rudra

From Rudra

Note: Modifies rākṣasasya and rāvaṇasya.

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (proper name of the demon king of Lanka)

Note: Refers to the demon king.

दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the evil-minded (one) (of the evil-minded, wicked, malicious person)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, malicious, depraved (person)

Compound of dur (bad) and ātman (self, spirit)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies rākṣasasya and rāvaṇasya.

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