वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-66, verse-12

बलैः समग्रैर्यदि मां हत्वा रावणमाहवे ।
विजयी स्वां पुरीं रामो नयेत्तत् स्याद् यशस्करम् ॥१२॥

12. balaiḥ samagrairyadi māṃ hatvā rāvaṇamāhave ,
vijayī svāṃ purīṃ rāmo nayettat syād yaśaskaram.

12. balaiḥ samagraiḥ yadi mām hatvā rāvaṇam āhave |
vijayī svām purīm rāmaḥ nayet tat syāt yaśaskaram

12. If Rāma, having killed Rāvaṇa in battle with all his forces, were to victoriously bring me (Sītā) back to his own city, that would indeed be glorious.

Words meanings summery:

• बलैः (balaiḥ) - With armies/troops (by forces, with forces)

• समग्रैः (samagraiḥ) - With all his forces (complete, all, entire)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• माम् (mām) - Referring to Sītā (the speaker) (me)

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Ravana

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

• विजयी (vijayī) - Referring to Rāma (victorious)

• स्वाम् (svām) - Rama's own city (his own)

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city, capital

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• नयेत् (nayet) - he would lead, he should lead, he would bring

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the entire preceding clause (Rama bringing Sita back) (that)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be

• यशस्करम् (yaśaskaram) - glorious, bringing fame, conferring honor

Words meanings and morphology

बलैः (balaiḥ) - With armies/troops (by forces, with forces)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

Note: Instrumental plural of bala

समग्रैः (samagraiḥ) - With all his forces (complete, all, entire)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of samagra

samagra - all, entire, complete, whole

Compound of sa- (with) + agra (foremost/part)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+agra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• agra – front, tip, top, excellent
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with balaiḥ

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - Referring to Sītā (the speaker) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

Note: Accusative singular of asmad, referring to Sītā

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √han 'to strike, kill'

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Absolutive, indicating a preceding action by Rāma

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Lankā)

Note: Direct object of hatvā

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, combat, fight

From ā-√hu 'to invoke, challenge'

Prefix: ā

Root: hu (class 3)

विजयी (vijayī) - Referring to Rāma (victorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijayin

vijayin - victorious, conquering, triumphing

Derived from vijaya (victory)

Note: Agrees with Rāmaḥ

स्वाम् (svām) - Rama's own city (his own)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Agrees with purīm

पुरीम् (purīm) - city, capital

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, capital

Note: Direct object of nayet

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the hero of Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Subject of nayet

नयेत् (nayet) - he would lead, he should lead, he would bring

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nī

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: 3rd person singular optative active of √nī (to lead/bring)

तत् (tat) - Refers to the entire preceding clause (Rama bringing Sita back) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the entire preceding clause

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: 3rd person singular optative active of √as (to be)

यशस्करम् (yaśaskaram) - glorious, bringing fame, conferring honor

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśaskara

yaśaskara - conferring fame or glory, glorious, honorable

Compound of yaśas (fame) + kara (making, causing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yaśas+kara)

• yaśas – fame, glory, renown, honor
  noun (neuter)
• kara – making, causing, doing, hand
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root √kṛ 'to do'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with tat

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