वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-32, verse-38

कृत्वा मूर्ध्नि पदन्यासं रावणस्य दुरात्मनः ।
त्वां द्रष्टुमुपयातो ऽहं समाश्रित्य पराक्रमम् ॥३८॥

38. kṛtvā mūrdhni padanyāsaṃ rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ ,
tvāṃ draṣṭumupayāto'haṃ samāśritya parākramam.

38. kṛtvā mūrdhni padanyāsam rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ
tvām draṣṭum upayātaḥ aham samāśritya parākramam

38. aham durātmanaḥ rāvaṇasya mūrdhni padanyāsam
kṛtvā parākramam samāśritya tvām draṣṭum upayātaḥ

38. Having placed my foot on the head of the evil-minded Ravana, I have come to see you, relying on my might.

Words meanings summery:

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having placed

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head, on the summit

• पदन्यासम् (padanyāsam) - placing of a foot, a step

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

• दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the evil-minded one, of the wicked soul

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

• उपयातः (upayātaḥ) - having come, approached

• अहम् (aham) - I

• समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having taken refuge in, having relied upon

• पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor, might, heroism

Words meanings and morphology

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having placed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Root 'kṛ' + suffix '-tvā'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head, on the summit

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, summit, top

पदन्यासम् (padanyāsam) - placing of a foot, a step

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of padanyāsa

padanyāsa - placing of a foot, a step

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pada+nyāsa)

• pada – foot, step, mark
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)
• nyāsa – placing, laying down, depositing
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ni' + root 'as' (to throw).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (the demon king of Lanka)

Note: Possessive, modifying 'durātmanaḥ'.

दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the evil-minded one, of the wicked soul

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, malicious, bad-souled

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dus+ātman)

• dus – bad, difficult, evil
  prefix
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rāvaṇasya'.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

Note: Object of 'draṣṭum'.

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Root 'dṛś' + suffix '-tum'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose.

उपयातः (upayātaḥ) - having come, approached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upayāta

upayāta - approached, arrived, come

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'upa' + root 'yā' (to go).

Prefix: upa

Root: yā (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having taken refuge in, having relied upon

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From prefix 'sam-ā' + root 'śri' (to resort to, to depend on) + suffix '-tya' (for prefixed verbs).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor, might, heroism

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parākrama

parākrama - valor, might, heroism, strength, powerful stride

From prefix 'parā' + root 'kram' (to step, to go).

Prefix: parā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Object of 'samāśritya'.