वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-35, verse-10

मम प्रतिप्रदानं हि रावणस्य न रोचते ।
रावणं मार्गते संख्ये मृत्युः कालवशं गतम् ॥१०॥

10. mama pratipradānaṃ hi rāvaṇasya na rocate ,
rāvaṇaṃ mārgate saṃkhye mṛtyuḥ kālavaśaṃ gatam.

10. mama pratipradānam hi rāvaṇasya na rocate
rāvaṇam mārgate saṃkhye mṛtyuḥ kālavaśam gatam

10. mama pratipradānam hi rāvaṇasya na rocate
mṛtyuḥ saṃkhye kālavaśam gatam rāvaṇam mārgate

10. Indeed, my return is not pleasing to Rāvaṇa. Death seeks Rāvaṇa in battle, as he has fallen under the sway of time.

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• प्रतिप्रदानम् (pratipradānam) - giving back, restoration, return

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa, to Rāvaṇa

• न (na) - not

• रोचते (rocate) - it shines, it pleases, it is agreeable

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

• मार्गते (mārgate) - seeks, searches for, follows

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle (in battle, in calculation)

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

• कालवशम् (kālavaśam) - under the sway of time, subject to time

• गतम् (gatam) - gone, arrived, fallen

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

प्रतिप्रदानम् (pratipradānam) - giving back, restoration, return

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratipradāna

pratipradāna - giving back, restoration, return

Prefixes: prati+pra

Root: dā (class 3)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa, to Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name, king of Lankā)

Note: Used with rocate, implies dative sense 'to Rāvaṇa'

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

रोचते (rocate) - it shines, it pleases, it is agreeable

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ruc

Root: ruc (class 1)

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name, king of Lankā)

मार्गते (mārgate) - seeks, searches for, follows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of mṛg

Root: mṛg (class 1)

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle (in battle, in calculation)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃkhya

saṁkhya - battle, encounter

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death

कालवशम् (kālavaśam) - under the sway of time, subject to time

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kālavaśa

kālavaśa - subject to time, dependent on time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+vaśa)

• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)
• vaśa – sway, control, power
  noun (masculine)

गतम् (gatam) - gone, arrived, fallen

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

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