वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-36

एवमस्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठः सत्त्ववान्बलवानपि ।
किमर्थमस्त्रं रक्षःसु न योजयसि राघव ॥३६॥

36. evamastravidāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ sattvavānbalavānapi ,
kimarthamastraṃ rakṣaḥsu na yojayasi rāghava.

36. evam astravidām śreṣṭhaḥ sattvavān balavān api
kimartham astram rakṣaḥsu na yojayasi rāghava

36. rāghava evam astravidām śreṣṭhaḥ sattvavān
balavān api kimartham astram rakṣaḥsu na yojayasi

36. O Rāghava, even though you are the foremost among those who know the use of weapons, and are endowed with courage and power, why do you not employ your weapons against the Rākṣasas?

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, indeed

• अस्त्रविदाम् (astravidām) - of those skilled in weapons, of weapon-knowers

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, foremost, excellent

• सत्त्ववान् (sattvavān) - courageous, mighty, energetic, endowed with goodness/courage (sattva)

• बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong, mighty

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• रक्षःसु (rakṣaḥsu) - among the Rākṣasas, on the Rākṣasas

• न (na) - not

• योजयसि (yojayasi) - you employ, you use, you apply

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāma (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rāma))

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, indeed

(indeclinable)

अस्त्रविदाम् (astravidām) - of those skilled in weapons, of weapon-knowers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of astravid

astravid - knower of weapons

Compound type : tatpurusha (astra+vid)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knower, knowing
  noun (masculine)
  from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, foremost, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, foremost

superlative of praśasya/praśasta

सत्त्ववान् (sattvavān) - courageous, mighty, energetic, endowed with goodness/courage (sattva)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sattvavat

sattvavat - possessing sattva, courageous, strong, good

suffixed with -vat

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - possessing strength, powerful, strong

suffixed with -vat

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kim+artha)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile

रक्षःसु (rakṣaḥsu) - among the Rākṣasas, on the Rākṣasas

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - Rākṣasa, demon

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

योजयसि (yojayasi) - you employ, you use, you apply

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yuj

causative

from root yuj, 10th class causative

Root: yuj (class 7)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāma (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rāma))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

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