वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-5, chapter-2, verse-33
लक्ष्यालक्ष्येण रूपेण रात्रौ लङ्का पुरी मया ।
प्रवेष्टुं प्राप्तकालं मे कृत्यं साधयितुं महत् ॥३३॥
प्रवेष्टुं प्राप्तकालं मे कृत्यं साधयितुं महत् ॥३३॥
33. lakṣyālakṣyeṇa rūpeṇa rātrau laṅkā purī mayā ,
praveṣṭuṃ prāptakālaṃ me kṛtyaṃ sādhayituṃ mahat.
praveṣṭuṃ prāptakālaṃ me kṛtyaṃ sādhayituṃ mahat.
33.
lakṣyālakṣyeṇa rūpeṇa rātrau laṅkā purī mayā |
praveṣṭum prāptakālam me kṛtyam sādhayitum mahat
praveṣṭum prāptakālam me kṛtyam sādhayitum mahat
33.
mayā rātrau lakṣyālakṣyeṇa rūpeṇa laṅkā purī
praveṣṭum me mahat kṛtyam sādhayitum prāptakālam
praveṣṭum me mahat kṛtyam sādhayitum prāptakālam
33.
It is the opportune moment for me to enter the city of Laṅkā at night in a form that is both visible and invisible, and to accomplish my great task.
Words meanings summery:
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- लक्ष्यालक्ष्येण (lakṣyālakṣyeṇa) - by a visible and invisible form
- रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by form, in the form of
- रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night, in the night
- लङ्का (laṅkā) - Laṅkā (the name of the city)
- पुरी (purī) - city, town
- मया (mayā) - by me
- प्रवेष्टुम् (praveṣṭum) - to enter
- प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - opportune time, suitable time
- मे (me) - my, to me, for me
- कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - task, duty, thing to be done
- साधयितुम् (sādhayitum) - to accomplish, to achieve
- महत् (mahat) - great, large, important
Words meanings and morphology
लक्ष्यालक्ष्येण (lakṣyālakṣyeṇa) - by a visible and invisible form
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of lakṣyālakṣya
lakṣyālakṣya - visible and invisible, perceivable and unperceivable
Compound type : Itaretara Dvandva (lakṣya+alakṣya)
- lakṣya – visible, perceivable, to be seen or marked
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
Gerundive derived from the root √lakṣ (to perceive, mark)
Root: lakṣ (class 1) - alakṣya – invisible, unperceivable, not to be seen
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
Negative particle 'a' + gerundive from the root √lakṣ (to perceive, mark)
Prefix: a
Root: lakṣ (class 1)
रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by form, in the form of
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature
रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night, in the night
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of rātri
rātri - night
लङ्का (laṅkā) - Laṅkā (the name of the city)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā
laṅkā - Laṅkā (name of the capital city of Rāvaṇa)
पुरी (purī) - city, town
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of purī
purī - city, town
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of aham
aham - I
प्रवेष्टुम् (praveṣṭum) - to enter
(indeclinable)
infinitive
Infinitive form of the root √viś (to enter) with prefix pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: viś (class 6)
प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - opportune time, suitable time
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prāptakāla
prāptakāla - opportune moment, proper time
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (prāpta+kāla)
- prāpta – obtained, reached, arrived
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle derived from the root √āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5) - kāla – time, moment
noun (masculine)
मे (me) - my, to me, for me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of aham
aham - I
कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - task, duty, thing to be done
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛtya
kṛtya - what is to be done, duty, action, deed
Gerundive
Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya-pratyaya) derived from the root √kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
साधयितुम् (sādhayitum) - to accomplish, to achieve
(indeclinable)
infinitive
Infinitive form of the causative of root √sādh (to succeed, accomplish)
Root: sādh (class 5)
महत् (mahat) - great, large, important
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, important, mighty