वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-38

तस्या वीर्यवतः कश्चिद् यद्यस्ति मयि संभ्रमः ।
किमर्थं न शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः क्षयं नयति राक्षसान् ॥३८॥

38. tasyā vīryavataḥ kaścid yadyasti mayi saṃbhramaḥ ,
kimarthaṃ na śaraistīkṣṇaiḥ kṣayaṃ nayati rākṣasān.

38. tasya vīryavataḥ kaścit yadi asti mayi saṃbhramaḥ
kimartham na śaraiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ kṣayam nayati rākṣasān

38. yadi tasya vīryavataḥ kaścit saṃbhramaḥ mayi asti,
kimartham śaraiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ rākṣasān kṣayam na nayati

38. If that valorous (vīryavat) one has any concern for me, why does he not bring the Rākṣasas to their end with his sharp arrows?

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• वीर्यवतः (vīryavataḥ) - of the valorous one, of the powerful one

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, some, a certain (person/thing)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मयि (mayi) - in me, on me, towards me

• संभ्रमः (saṁbhramaḥ) - agitation, concern, bewilderment, haste

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

• न (na) - not

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - by sharp, keen (arrows)

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - to destruction, to an end

• नयति (nayati) - he leads, he brings, he guides

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - the Rākṣasas (demons)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वीर्यवतः (vīryavataḥ) - of the valorous one, of the powerful one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - possessing valor/strength, powerful, brave

suffixed with -vat

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, some, a certain (person/thing)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, any, a certain

from kim + cid

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

मयि (mayi) - in me, on me, towards me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

संभ्रमः (saṁbhramaḥ) - agitation, concern, bewilderment, haste

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbhrama

saṁbhrama - agitation, confusion, concern, haste, reverence

from root bhram with upasarga sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: bhram (class 1)

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kim+artha)

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

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - by sharp, keen (arrows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pointed, fierce

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - to destruction, to an end

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, end, decline, loss

नयति (nayati) - he leads, he brings, he guides

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of nī

Root: nī (class 1)

राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - the Rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a Rākṣasa, demon

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