वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-2, verse-25

आगत्यापीह हरयो भविष्यन्ति निरर्थकाः ।
न हि युद्धेन वै लङ्का शक्या जेतुं सुरैरपि ॥२५॥

25. āgatyāpīha harayo bhaviṣyanti nirarthakāḥ ,
na hi yuddhena vai laṅkā śakyā jetuṃ surairapi.

25. āgatya api iha harayaḥ bhaviṣyanti nirarthakāḥ
na hi yuddhena vai laṅkā śakyā jetum suraiḥ api

25. āgatya api iha harayaḥ nirarthakāḥ bhaviṣyanti
hi yuddhena vai laṅkā suraiḥ api jetum na śakyā

25. Even if monkeys come here, they will become useless, for Lanka cannot truly be conquered by battle, not even by the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• आगत्य (āgatya) - having come, having arrived

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys

• भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will become, will be

• निरर्थकाः (nirarthakāḥ) - useless, meaningless, pointless

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle, through war

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• लङ्का (laṅkā) - Lanka (name of an island city)

• शक्या (śakyā) - possible, capable

• जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to win

• सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by gods, by deities

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

Words meanings and morphology

आगत्य (āgatya) - having come, having arrived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from prefix ā- + root gam- with suffix -ya (after prefix)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, lion, Vishnu

भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will become, will be

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future active indicative

3rd person plural future tense of bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

निरर्थकाः (nirarthakāḥ) - useless, meaningless, pointless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirarthaka

nirarthaka - useless, meaningless, pointless

Compound of 'nis' (without) + 'artha' (purpose, meaning) + 'ka' (suffix)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (nis+artha)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with harayaḥ.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle, through war

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

Past Passive Participle (n.)

From root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

लङ्का (laṅkā) - Lanka (name of an island city)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (Ravana's city)

शक्या (śakyā) - possible, capable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, able to be done, capable

Gerundive (kṛtya)

Derived from root śak (to be able), means 'to be able', 'possible'

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with Laṅkā.

जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to win

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root ji (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)

सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by gods, by deities

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Note: Agent in a passive construction.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)