वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-24, verse-32

अनेन तु नृशंसेन रावणेनाधमेन मे ।
समयो यस्तु निर्दिष्टस्तस्य कालो ऽयमागतः ॥३२॥

32. anena tu nṛśaṃsena rāvaṇenādhamena me ,
samayo yastu nirdiṣṭastasya kālo'yamāgataḥ.

32. anena tu nṛśaṃsena rāvaṇena adhamena me samayaḥ
yaḥ tu nirdiṣṭaḥ tasya kālaḥ ayam āgataḥ

32. anena tu nṛśaṃsena adhamena rāvaṇena me yaḥ
samayaḥ nirdiṣṭaḥ tasya ayam kālaḥ āgataḥ

32. But the appointed time which was stipulated for me by this cruel, despicable Rāvaṇa—that time has now come.

Words meanings summery:

• अनेन (anena) - by this Rāvaṇa (by this)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• नृशंसेन (nṛśaṁsena) - by the cruel, by the wicked

• रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa

• अधमेन (adhamena) - by the base, by the vile, by the lowest

• मे (me) - for me (to me, for me, my)

• समयः (samayaḥ) - appointed time (time, appointed time, agreement, convention)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• निर्दिष्टः (nirdiṣṭaḥ) - stipulated (appointed, indicated, decreed)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (referring to the appointed time) (of that, its)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time, period

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come

Words meanings and morphology

अनेन (anena) - by this Rāvaṇa (by this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with Rāvaṇa.

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

Conjunction or emphatic particle.

Note: Emphatic particle.

नृशंसेन (nṛśaṁsena) - by the cruel, by the wicked

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nṛśaṃsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, wicked, fierce

Note: Agrees with Rāvaṇa.

रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name)

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Agent of 'nirdiṣṭaḥ'.

अधमेन (adhamena) - by the base, by the vile, by the lowest

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of adhama

adhama - lowest, vilest, base, inferior

Superlative degree of 'adha' (below).

Note: Agrees with Rāvaṇa.

मे (me) - for me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, feminine, singular of aham

aham - I

Enclitic form of the first person pronoun.

Note: Dative of interest, 'for me'.

समयः (samayaḥ) - appointed time (time, appointed time, agreement, convention)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - appointed time, agreement, convention, promise, religious obligation

From root i (to go) with prefix sam-a

Prefixes: sam+a

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'samayaḥ'.

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

Conjunction or emphatic particle.

Note: Emphatic particle.

निर्दिष्टः (nirdiṣṭaḥ) - stipulated (appointed, indicated, decreed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirdiṣṭa

nirdiṣṭa - appointed, indicated, decreed, shown

Past Passive Participle

From root diś (to point, show) with prefix nir-

Prefix: nis

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'samayaḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (referring to the appointed time) (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Corresponds to 'yaḥ samayaḥ nirdiṣṭaḥ'.

कालः (kālaḥ) - time, period

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death

Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Subject of 'āgataḥ'.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'kālaḥ'.

आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate participle for 'kālaḥ'.

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