वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-40, verse-10

अहमप्यस्य भीतास्मि नैनं जानामि को ऽन्वयम् ।
वेद्मि राक्षसमेवैनं कामरूपिणमागतम् ॥१०॥

10. ahamapyasya bhītāsmi nainaṃ jānāmi ko'nvayam ,
vedmi rākṣasamevainaṃ kāmarūpiṇamāgatam.

10. aham api asya bhītā asmi na enam jānāmi kaḥ
anvayam vedmi rākṣasam eva enam kāmarūpiṇam āgatam

10. aham api asya bhītā asmi enam kaḥ anvayam na
jānāmi enam kāmarūpiṇam āgatam rākṣasam eva vedmi

10. I am also afraid of him. I do not know his lineage. I perceive him as a demon (rākṣasa) who has come assuming any form he wishes.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अस्य (asya) - of him, of this

• भीता (bhītā) - afraid, frightened

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• न (na) - not

• एनम् (enam) - him, this

• जानामि (jānāmi) - I know, I recognize

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• अन्वयम् (anvayam) - lineage, family, connection

• वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know, I perceive

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - a demon, an ogre

• एव (eva) - emphasizes rākṣasam (indeed, only, just)

• एनम् (enam) - him, this

• कामरूपिणम् (kāmarūpiṇam) - able to assume any form at will, shape-shifting

• आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived, come

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of him, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, him

भीता (bhītā) - afraid, frightened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, afraid

Past Passive Participle

derived from root bhī (to fear) with -kta suffix

Root: bhī (class 3)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active Indicative

1st person singular

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him, this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that (demonstrative pronoun, used anaphorically)

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know, I recognize

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of jñā

Present Active Indicative

1st person singular, 9th conjugation

Root: jñā (class 9)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अन्वयम् (anvayam) - lineage, family, connection

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anvaya

anvaya - lineage, family, connection, succession

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid

Present Active Indicative

1st person singular, 2nd conjugation

Root: vid (class 2)

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - a demon, an ogre

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, ogre, harmful being

एव (eva) - emphasizes rākṣasam (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him, this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that (demonstrative pronoun, used anaphorically)

कामरूपिणम् (kāmarūpiṇam) - able to assume any form at will, shape-shifting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāmarūpin

kāmarūpin - assuming any shape at will

formed from kāma (desire) and rūpin (having form)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāma+rūpin)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• rūpin – having form, shaped
  adjective (masculine)
  from rūpa (form) + -in suffix

आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived, come

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

derived from root gam (to go) with prefix ā (towards) and -kta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

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