वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-18, verse-27

न चापि मम हस्तात्त्वां प्राप्तुमर्हति राघवः ।
हिरण्यकशिपुः कीर्तिमिन्द्रहस्तगतामिव ॥२७॥

27. na cāpi mama hastāttvāṃ prāptumarhati rāghavaḥ ,
hiraṇyakaśipuḥ kīrtimindrahastagatāmiva.

27. na ca api mama hastāt tvām prāptum arhati rāghavaḥ
hiraṇyakaśipuḥ kīrtim indrahastagatām iva

27. rāghavaḥ mama hastāt tvām prāptum ca api na arhati,
hiraṇyakaśipuḥ indrahastagatām kīrtim iva

27. Nor can Rāghava (Rāma) obtain you from my hand, just as Hiraṇyakaśipu could not reclaim fame that had fallen into Indra's possession.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• हस्तात् (hastāt) - from the hand

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to obtain, to reach, to acquire

• अर्हति (arhati) - is able, deserves, ought

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma)

• हिरण्यकशिपुः (hiraṇyakaśipuḥ) - Hiraṇyakaśipu (a demon king)

• कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory, renown

• इन्द्रहस्तगताम् (indrahastagatām) - fame that had fallen into Indra's possession (gone into Indra's hand, obtained by Indra)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

हस्तात् (hastāt) - from the hand

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of hasta

hasta - hand, arm

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to obtain, to reach, to acquire

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From pra-√āp (to reach, obtain)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Functions as an indeclinable verbal derivative.

अर्हति (arhati) - is able, deserves, ought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Active

3rd person singular, present indicative

Root: arh (class 1)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

Formed with a patronymic suffix from Raghu.

Note: Subject of 'arhati'.

हिरण्यकशिपुः (hiraṇyakaśipuḥ) - Hiraṇyakaśipu (a demon king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hiraṇyakaśipu

hiraṇyakaśipu - Hiraṇyakaśipu (name of a daitya king)

Lit. 'golden cushion/dress'.

Note: Subject of an implied verb of inability to obtain.

कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory, renown

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, renown, report

From √kīrt (to mention, praise)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Object of implied 'obtain'.

इन्द्रहस्तगताम् (indrahastagatām) - fame that had fallen into Indra's possession (gone into Indra's hand, obtained by Indra)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of indrahastagata

indrahastagata - gone into Indra's hand, fallen into Indra's possession

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+hasta+gata)

• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, arrived at, come into
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kīrtim'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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