वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-9, verse-13

इह त्वं तिष्ठ सुग्रीव बिलद्वारि समाहितः ।
यावदत्र प्रविश्याहं निहन्मि समरे रिपुम् ॥१३॥

13. iha tvaṃ tiṣṭha sugrīva biladvāri samāhitaḥ ,
yāvadatra praviśyāhaṃ nihanmi samare ripum.

13. iha tvam tiṣṭha sugrīva biladvāri samāhitaḥ
yāvat atra praviśya aham nihanmi samare ripum

13. sugrīva tvam iha biladvāri samāhitaḥ tiṣṭha
yāvat aham atra praviśya samare ripum nihanmi

13. Sugriva, you remain here at the cave entrance, attentive. As long as I enter and kill the enemy in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• इह (iha) - here (at the cave entrance) (here, in this place)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Sugriva) (you)

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - you (Sugriva) stay (stay, stand, remain)

• सुग्रीव (sugrīva) - O Sugriva (addressing Sugriva) (Sugriva (name of the monkey king))

• बिलद्वारि (biladvāri) - at the entrance of the cave where Vali entered (at the cave entrance)

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - attentive (while waiting) (composed, concentrated, attentive, intent)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (I complete the task) (as long as, until, as much as)

• अत्र (atra) - here (into the cave) (here, therein)

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered (the cave) (having entered, after entering)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Vali) (I)

• निहन्मि (nihanmi) - I will kill (the demon) (I kill, I strike down)

• समरे (samare) - in the battle (inside the cave) (in battle, in combat)

• रिपुम् (ripum) - the enemy (the demon Dundubhi's son) (enemy, foe)

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - here (at the cave entrance) (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Sugriva) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - you (Sugriva) stay (stay, stand, remain)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Parasmaipada (P.P.)

सुग्रीव (sugrīva) - O Sugriva (addressing Sugriva) (Sugriva (name of the monkey king))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīvā)

• su – good, excellent, well
  indeclinable
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

बिलद्वारि (biladvāri) - at the entrance of the cave where Vali entered (at the cave entrance)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of biladvāra

biladvāra - cave entrance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bila+dvāra)

• bila – cave, hole, cavity
  noun (neuter)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Can also be masculine, here treated as neuter based on 'dvāra'.

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - attentive (while waiting) (composed, concentrated, attentive, intent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - composed, attentive, focused, absorbed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sam- + ā- + root dhā (to place) + kta suffix

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'tvam' (Sugrīva).

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (I complete the task) (as long as, until, as much as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a temporal conjunction.

अत्र (atra) - here (into the cave) (here, therein)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the cave.

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered (the cave) (having entered, after entering)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From prefix pra- + root viś (to enter) + -ya suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Relates to the main verb 'nihanmi'.

अहम् (aham) - I (Vali) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Refers to Vali, who is speaking.

निहन्मि (nihanmi) - I will kill (the demon) (I kill, I strike down)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of han

Root han preceded by prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Parasmaipada (P.P.)

समरे (samare) - in the battle (inside the cave) (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, conflict, war

रिपुम् (ripum) - the enemy (the demon Dundubhi's son) (enemy, foe)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, adversary

Note: Object of 'nihanmi'.

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