वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-39, verse-4

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न चास्य कार्यस्य पराक्रमादृते विनिश्चयः कश्चिदिहोपपद्यते ।
हृतप्रवीरास्तु रणे हि राक्षसाः कथं चिदीयुर्यदिहाद्य मार्दवम् ॥४॥

4. na cāsya kāryasya parākramādṛte viniścayaḥ kaścidihopapadyate ,
hṛtapravīrāstu raṇe hi rākṣasāḥ kathaṃ cidīyuryadihādya mārdavam.

4. na ca asya kāryasya parākramāt ṛte |
viniścayaḥ kaścit iha upapadyate |
hṛtapravīrāḥ tu raṇe hi rākṣasāḥ |
katham cit īyuḥ yadi iha adya mārdavam

4. ca na kaścit viniścayaḥ asya kāryasya
parākramāt ṛte iha upapadyate
hi tu hṛtapravīrāḥ rākṣasāḥ raṇe
katham cit īyuḥ yadi iha adya mārdavam

4. And no clear resolution for this task can be achieved here without valor. Indeed, the rākṣasas, whose chief warriors have been slain in battle, how could they possibly show any mildness here today?

Words meanings summery:

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न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

अस्य (asya) - of this (of this, his)

कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of this task (of the work, of the task, of what is to be done)

पराक्रमात् (parākramāt) - from valor, without valor (with 'ṛte') (from valor, by valor, on account of valor)

ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except for, apart from)

विनिश्चयः (viniścayaḥ) - clear resolution (certainty, ascertainment, resolution, decision)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any (resolution) (someone, anyone, some, a certain)

इह (iha) - here, in this matter (here, in this world, at this time)

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - can be achieved (happens, occurs, is produced, is suitable, is obtained, is achieved)

हृतप्रवीराः (hṛtapravīrāḥ) - whose chief warriors have been slain (whose heroes are slain, whose champions are killed)

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas (rākṣasas, demons)

कथम् (katham) - how, possibly (how, in what manner, why)

चित् (cit) - (emphatic/indefinite, 'possibly') ((indefinite particle))

ईयुः (īyuḥ) - they could show / assume (mildness) (they went, they reached, they attained)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case, whether)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, at this time)

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now, at present)

मार्दवम् (mārdavam) - mildness, leniency (softness, mildness, tenderness, gentleness)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this (of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'kāryasya'.

कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of this task (of the work, of the task, of what is to be done)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - work, task, business, duty, what is to be done

Gerundive

From root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix '-ya' indicating 'to be done'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be an adjective (to be done). Here used as a noun.

पराक्रमात् (parākramāt) - from valor, without valor (with 'ṛte') (from valor, by valor, on account of valor)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of parākrama

parākrama - valor, might, heroism, attack, effort, prowess

From root 'kram' (to step) with upasarga 'parā'.

Prefix: parā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Used with 'ṛte' to mean 'without'.

ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except for, apart from)

(indeclinable)

विनिश्चयः (viniścayaḥ) - clear resolution (certainty, ascertainment, resolution, decision)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viniścaya

viniścaya - certainty, ascertainment, resolution, decision

From root 'ci' (to collect, determine) with upasargas 'vi' and 'ni'.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: ci (class 5)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any (resolution) (someone, anyone, some, a certain)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, some, a certain (indefinite pronoun/adjective)

Derived from 'kim' (what/who) with the particle 'cid'.

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'viniścayaḥ'.

इह (iha) - here, in this matter (here, in this world, at this time)

(indeclinable)

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - can be achieved (happens, occurs, is produced, is suitable, is obtained, is achieved)

(verb)

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

root 'pad' (to go, to fall) with upasarga 'upa'. Class 4, Ātmanepada.

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

हृतप्रवीराः (hṛtapravīrāḥ) - whose chief warriors have been slain (whose heroes are slain, whose champions are killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛtapravīra

hṛtapravīra - whose heroes are slain, deprived of brave men

Bahuvrīhi compound: hṛta (taken away, slain) + pravīra (brave warrior).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hṛta+pravīra)

hṛta – taken, carried away, stolen, slain, deprived
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'hṛ' (to seize, carry, kill).
Root: hṛ (class 1)
pravīra – brave man, hero, champion
noun (masculine)
From root 'vīr' (to be strong) with upasarga 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: vīr (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasāḥ'.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, conflict, fight

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas (rākṣasas, demons)

(noun)