वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-8

लङ्काया दुष्प्रवेशत्वाद्दुस्तरत्वान्महोदधेः ।
सामर्थ्यादात्मनश्चैव मयैतत् समुदाहृतम् ॥८॥

8. laṅkāyā duṣpraveśatvāddustaratvānmahodadheḥ ,
sāmarthyādātmanaścaiva mayaitat samudāhṛtam.

8. laṅkāyāḥ duṣpraveśatvāt dustaratvāt mahodadheḥ
sāmarthyāt ātmanaḥ ca eva mayā etat samudāhṛtam

8. mayā etat samudāhṛtam laṅkāyāḥ duṣpraveśatvāt
mahodadheḥ dustaratvāt ātmanaḥ ca eva sāmarthyāt

8. I have stated this because of Lanka's inaccessibility, the great ocean's immense difficulty to cross, and indeed, my own ability.

Words meanings summery:

• लङ्कायाः (laṅkāyāḥ) - of Lanka

• दुष्प्रवेशत्वात् (duṣpraveśatvāt) - due to impassability, due to inaccessibility

• दुस्तरत्वात् (dustaratvāt) - due to difficulty in crossing/traversing

• महोदधेः (mahodadheḥ) - of the great ocean

• सामर्थ्यात् (sāmarthyāt) - due to ability, due to power

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - referring to Hanumān's own strength/ability (of oneself, of the self, of myself)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding word ātmanaḥ (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• एतत् (etat) - referring to the statement made by Hanumān (this)

• समुदाहृतम् (samudāhṛtam) - declared, spoken, uttered

Words meanings and morphology

लङ्कायाः (laṅkāyāḥ) - of Lanka

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (name of a city/island)

दुष्प्रवेशत्वात् (duṣpraveśatvāt) - due to impassability, due to inaccessibility

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of duṣpraveśatva

duṣpraveśatva - inaccessibility, impassability, difficulty of entry

Derived from duṣpraveśa (difficult to enter) + tva (suffix forming abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+praveśa)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill, hard
  indeclinable
• praveśa – entry, entrance, penetration
  noun (masculine)
  from pra-√viś (to enter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: viś (class 6)

दुस्तरत्वात् (dustaratvāt) - due to difficulty in crossing/traversing

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dustaratva

dustaratva - difficulty of crossing, impassability

Derived from dustara (difficult to cross) + tva (suffix forming abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+tara)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill, hard
  indeclinable
• tara – crossing, passing over, that which crosses
  noun (masculine)
  from √tṛ (to cross, pass over)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

महोदधेः (mahodadheḥ) - of the great ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahodadhi

mahodadhi - great ocean

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+udadhi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• udadhi – ocean, sea, reservoir of water
  noun (masculine)

सामर्थ्यात् (sāmarthyāt) - due to ability, due to power

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sāmarthya

sāmarthya - capability, power, strength, fitness

Derived from samartha (capable, powerful) + ya (suffix forming abstract noun)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - referring to Hanumān's own strength/ability (of oneself, of the self, of myself)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego, life

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding word ātmanaḥ (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

एतत् (etat) - referring to the statement made by Hanumān (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

समुदाहृतम् (samudāhṛtam) - declared, spoken, uttered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samudāhṛta

samudāhṛta - declared, spoken, uttered, said

Past Passive Participle

Formed from sam-ud-√hṛ (to utter, declare). Root hṛ (to carry, seize, offer). With prefixes sam-ud it means to speak or declare.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Participle agreeing with etat.

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