वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-18, verse-20

असकृत् संयुगे भग्ना मया विमृदितध्वजाः ।
अशक्ताः प्रत्यनीकेषु स्थातुं मम सुरासुराः ॥२०॥

20. asakṛt saṃyuge bhagnā mayā vimṛditadhvajāḥ ,
aśaktāḥ pratyanīkeṣu sthātuṃ mama surāsurāḥ.

20. asakṛt saṃyuge bhagnāḥ mayā vimṛditadhvajāḥ
aśaktāḥ pratyanīkeṣu sthātum mama surāsurāḥ

20. vimṛditadhvajāḥ surāsurāḥ mayā asakṛt saṃyuge
bhagnāḥ mama pratyanīkeṣu sthātum aśaktāḥ

20. Gods and demons, with their banners trampled, have been repeatedly defeated by me in battle. They are unable to stand before my opposing forces.

Words meanings summery:

• असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, often, many times

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat, in encounter

• भग्नाः (bhagnāḥ) - defeated, broken, shattered

• मया (mayā) - by me

• विमृदितध्वजाः (vimṛditadhvajāḥ) - with trampled banners, having crushed standards

• अशक्ताः (aśaktāḥ) - unable, incapable, powerless

• प्रत्यनीकेषु (pratyanīkeṣu) - against the armies, in the face of enemies, in the hostile forces

• स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand, to remain, to stay

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• सुरासुराः (surāsurāḥ) - gods and demons

Words meanings and morphology

असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, often, many times

(indeclinable)

Negative compound of 'sakṛt' (once).

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat, in encounter

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, conflict, encounter, union

Compound of 'sam' (together) and 'yuga' (yoke, pair, age) or root 'yuj' (to join).

भग्नाः (bhagnāḥ) - defeated, broken, shattered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, defeated, frustrated, routed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'bhañj' (to break) with suffix '-na'.

Root: bhañj (class 7)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

विमृदितध्वजाः (vimṛditadhvajāḥ) - with trampled banners, having crushed standards

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vimṛditadhvaja

vimṛditadhvaja - whose banners are trampled/crushed

Bahuvrihi compound: 'vimṛdita' (trampled, crushed) + 'dhvaja' (banner, standard).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vimṛdita+dhvaja)

• vimṛdita – trampled, crushed, pounded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'mṛd' (to crush) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: mṛd (class 9)
• dhvaja – banner, standard, flag, emblem
  noun (masculine)

अशक्ताः (aśaktāḥ) - unable, incapable, powerless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aśakta

aśakta - unable, incapable, powerless, impotent

Negative compound 'a-' (not) with 'śakta' (able). 'śakta' is a PPP of 'śak'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+śakta)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• śakta – able, capable, powerful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'śak' (to be able) with suffix '-ta'.
  Root: śak (class 5)

प्रत्यनीकेषु (pratyanīkeṣu) - against the armies, in the face of enemies, in the hostile forces

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of pratyanīka

pratyanīka - opposing army, hostile force, enemy

Compound of 'prati' (against) and 'anīka' (army, array).

Compound type : tatpurusha (prati+anīka)

• prati – against, towards, in return, opposite
  indeclinable
  Preposition or prefix.
• anīka – army, array, host, face
  noun (neuter)

स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand, to remain, to stay

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'sthā'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

सुरासुराः (surāsurāḥ) - gods and demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of surāsura

surāsura - gods and demons (as a collective)

Dvandva compound of 'sura' (god) and 'asura' (demon).

Compound type : dvandva (sura+asura)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
  Literally 'not a sura'.

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