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

रावणं सगणं हत्वा परितोष्यात्मपौरुषम् ।
तथास्मि कर्ता नचिराद् यथा प्रीतो भविष्यसि ॥४॥

4. rāvaṇaṃ sagaṇaṃ hatvā paritoṣyātmapauruṣam ,
tathāsmi kartā nacirād yathā prīto bhaviṣyasi.

4. rāvaṇam sagaṇam hatvā paritoṣya ātmapauruṣam
tathā asmi kartā na cirāt yathā prītaḥ bhaviṣyasi

4. sagaṇam rāvaṇam hatvā ātmapauruṣam paritoṣya,
na cirāt tathā kartā asmi yathā prītaḥ bhaviṣyasi

4. After slaying Rāvaṇa along with his retinue, and thereby satisfying my own heroic valor (pauruṣa), I will soon act in such a way that you will be pleased.

Words meanings summery:

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

• सगणम् (sagaṇam) - with his retinue, along with his followers

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, after killing

• परितोष्य (paritoṣya) - having satisfied

• आत्मपौरुषम् (ātmapauruṣam) - one's own valor, self-manliness

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• कर्ता (kartā) - doer, maker, agent

• न (na) - not, no

• चिरात् (cirāt) - na cirāt = 'not for a long time', i.e., 'soon' (for a long time (ablative used as an adverb))

• यथा (yathā) - so that, in order that, as

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, satisfied

• भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be

Words meanings and morphology

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name, 'one who makes people cry out')

From root ru (to roar, cry) with causal suffix.

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Object of hatvā.

सगणम् (sagaṇam) - with his retinue, along with his followers

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sagaṇa

sagaṇa - with his retinue, accompanied by a troop or host

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+gaṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• gaṇa – retinue, troop, host, company
  noun (masculine)

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, after killing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed with suffix tvā from root han.

Root: han (class 2)

परितोष्य (paritoṣya) - having satisfied

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

From pari + root tuṣ (to be pleased) in causal sense, forming paritoṣya (by satisfying)

Prefix: pari

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

आत्मपौरुषम् (ātmapauruṣam) - one's own valor, self-manliness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmapauruṣa

ātmapauruṣa - one's own manliness, valor, heroic prowess, self-exertion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+pauruṣa)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• pauruṣa – manliness, valor, virility, human effort, heroic strength (derived from puruṣa)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from puruṣa (person)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from tad (that)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Tense, Active Voice

Root as (class 2)

Root: as (class 2)

कर्ता (kartā) - doer, maker, agent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, agent, author

Agent Noun

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix tṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चिरात् (cirāt) - na cirāt = 'not for a long time', i.e., 'soon' (for a long time (ablative used as an adverb))

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of cira used adverbially.

Note: Adverbial usage.

यथा (yathā) - so that, in order that, as

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from yad (which)

Note: Conjunction introducing a purpose clause.

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied, beloved

Past Passive Participle

From root prī (to please, satisfy)

Root: prī (class 9)

भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Tense, Active Voice

Root bhū (class 1), future stem bhaviṣya-.

Root: bhū (class 1)

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