वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-41, verse-7

दासो ऽहं कोसलेन्द्रस्य रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः ।
हनुमाञ् शत्रुसैन्यानां निहन्ता मारुतात्मजः ॥७॥

7. dāso'haṃ kosalendrasya rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ ,
hanumāñ śatrusainyānāṃ nihantā mārutātmajaḥ.

7. dāsaḥ aham kosalendrasya rāmasya akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ
hanumān śatrusainyānām nihantā mārutātmajaḥ

7. aham kosalendrasya akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ rāmasya dāsaḥ
hanumān mārutātmajaḥ śatrusainyānām nihantā

7. I am a servant of Rama, the lord of Kosala, whose actions (karma) are effortless. I am Hanuman, the son of Maruta, the destroyer of enemy armies.

Words meanings summery:

• दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant, slave, devotee

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कोसलेन्द्रस्य (kosalendrasya) - of the lord of Kosala, of the king of Kosala

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - whose actions are effortless/unhindered/pure

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman (name of the monkey-god)

• शत्रुसैन्यानाम् (śatrusainyānām) - of the enemy armies

• निहन्ता (nihantā) - destroyer, killer

• मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - son of Maruta (the wind-god), son of the wind

Words meanings and morphology

दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant, slave, devotee

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāsa

dāsa - servant, slave, worshipper

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

1st person pronoun

कोसलेन्द्रस्य (kosalendrasya) - of the lord of Kosala, of the king of Kosala

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kosalendra

kosalendra - lord/king of Kosala

Compound type : tatpurusha (kosala+indra)

• kosala – name of a country or kingdom
  proper noun (neuter)
• indra – lord, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, name of a celebrated prince

अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - whose actions are effortless/unhindered/pure

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of akliṣṭakarman

akliṣṭakarman - whose actions are pure/effortless/unhindered

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kliṣṭa+karman)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kliṣṭa – afflicted, troubled, difficult
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root 'kliś'
  Root: kliś (class 4)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman (name of the monkey-god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanuman, name of the monkey general

शत्रुसैन्यानाम् (śatrusainyānām) - of the enemy armies

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of śatrusainya

śatrusainya - enemy army, hostile forces

Compound type : tatpurusha (śatru+sainya)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• sainya – army, host
  noun (neuter)

निहन्ता (nihantā) - destroyer, killer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihantṛ

nihantṛ - destroyer, killer, slayer

agent noun

derived from root 'han' with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - son of Maruta (the wind-god), son of the wind

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārutātmaja

mārutātmaja - son of Maruta, son of the wind-god

Compound type : tatpurusha (māruta+ātmaja)

• māruta – relating to Maruta, the wind-god
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from Marut
• ātmaja – self-born, son
  noun (masculine)

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