वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-58, verse-6

ब्राह्ममैन्द्रं च रौद्रं च वायव्यं वारुणं तथा ।
यदि शक्रजितो ऽस्त्राणि दुर्निरीक्ष्याणि संयुगे ।
तान्यहं विधमिष्यामि निहनिष्यामि राक्षसान् ॥६॥

6. brāhmamaindraṃ ca raudraṃ ca vāyavyaṃ vāruṇaṃ tathā ,
yadi śakrajito'strāṇi durnirīkṣyāṇi saṃyuge ,
tānyahaṃ vidhamiṣyāmi nihaniṣyāmi rākṣasān.

6. brāhmam aindram ca raudram ca vāyavyam
vāruṇam tathā yadi śakrajitaḥ
astrāṇi durnirīkṣyāṇi saṃyuge tāni
aham vidhamiṣyāmi nihaniṣyāmi rākṣasān

6. yadi saṃyuge śakrajitaḥ astrāṇi brāhmam aindram ca raudram ca vāyavyam vāruṇam tathā durnirīkṣyāṇi (bhavanti),
tāni aham vidhamiṣyāmi (ca) rākṣasān nihaniṣyāmi

6. Even if the weapons of Indrajit—including those from Brahmā, Indra, Rudra, Vāyu, and Varuṇa—are difficult to withstand in battle, I will destroy them and kill all the rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - weapon belonging to Brahmā (belonging to Brahmā)

• ऐन्द्रम् (aindram) - weapon belonging to Indra (belonging to Indra)

• च (ca) - and

• रौद्रम् (raudram) - weapon belonging to Rudra (belonging to Rudra)

• च (ca) - and

• वायव्यम् (vāyavyam) - weapon belonging to Vāyu (belonging to Vāyu)

• वारुणम् (vāruṇam) - weapon belonging to Varuṇa (belonging to Varuṇa)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also

• यदि (yadi) - if

• शक्रजितः (śakrajitaḥ) - of Indrajit

• अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons

• दुर्निरीक्ष्याणि (durnirīkṣyāṇi) - difficult to behold/counter

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle

• तानि (tāni) - those weapons (those (them))

• अहम् (aham) - I

• विधमिष्यामि (vidhamiṣyāmi) - I will destroy/scatter

• निहनिष्यामि (nihaniṣyāmi) - I will kill

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - the rākṣasas

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - weapon belonging to Brahmā (belonging to Brahmā)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhma

brāhma - relating to Brahmā, divine

derived from Brahmā with suffix -a

Note: implied 'astra' (weapon) as the noun it qualifies

ऐन्द्रम् (aindram) - weapon belonging to Indra (belonging to Indra)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aindra

aindra - relating to Indra

derived from Indra with suffix -a

Note: implied 'astra' (weapon) as the noun it qualifies

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रौद्रम् (raudram) - weapon belonging to Rudra (belonging to Rudra)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of raudra

raudra - relating to Rudra, dreadful

derived from Rudra with suffix -a

Note: implied 'astra' (weapon) as the noun it qualifies

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वायव्यम् (vāyavyam) - weapon belonging to Vāyu (belonging to Vāyu)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāyavya

vāyavya - relating to Vāyu (wind god)

derived from Vāyu with suffix -ya

Note: implied 'astra' (weapon) as the noun it qualifies

वारुणम् (vāruṇam) - weapon belonging to Varuṇa (belonging to Varuṇa)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāruṇa

vāruṇa - relating to Varuṇa

derived from Varuṇa with suffix -a

Note: implied 'astra' (weapon) as the noun it qualifies

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

शक्रजितः (śakrajitaḥ) - of Indrajit

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śakrajit

śakrajit - conqueror of Indra, a name of Meghanāda

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+jit)

• śakra – Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• jit – victorious, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root √ji
  Root: ji (class 1)

अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile

दुर्निरीक्ष्याणि (durnirīkṣyāṇi) - difficult to behold/counter

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of durnirīkṣya

durnirīkṣya - difficult to be seen, difficult to be overcome or resisted

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

dur (bad/difficult) + nir (out/completely) + √īkṣ (to see) + -ya (gerundive suffix)

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (dur+nirīkṣya)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• nirīkṣya – to be seen, visible, to be observed
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  nir + √īkṣ + -ya
  Prefix: nir
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: qualifies 'astrāṇi'

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, conflict, war

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

तानि (tāni) - those weapons (those (them))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: refers to 'astrāṇi'

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

विधमिष्यामि (vidhamiṣyāmi) - I will destroy/scatter

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vidham

Future Active

vi + √dham (to blow)

Prefix: vi

Root: dham (class 1)

निहनिष्यामि (nihaniṣyāmi) - I will kill

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of nihan

Future Active

ni + √han (to strike)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - the rākṣasas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit

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