वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-66, verse-25

अरिघ्नं सिंहसंकाशं क्षिप्रं द्रक्ष्यसि राघवम् ।
लक्ष्मणं च धनुष्पाणिं लङ्का द्वारमुपस्थितम् ॥२५॥

25. arighnaṃ siṃhasaṃkāśaṃ kṣipraṃ drakṣyasi rāghavam ,
lakṣmaṇaṃ ca dhanuṣpāṇiṃ laṅkā dvāramupasthitam.

25. arighnam siṃhasaṃkāśam kṣipram drakṣyasi rāghavam
lakṣmaṇam ca dhanuṣpāṇim laṅkā dvāram upasthitam

25. You will quickly see Rama (rāghava), the slayer of foes, resembling a lion, and Lakshmana, bow in hand, standing at the gate of Lanka.

Words meanings summery:

• अरिघ्नम् (arighnam) - enemy-slayer, destroyer of foes

• सिंहसंकाशम् (siṁhasaṁkāśam) - lion-like, resembling a lion

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, soon

• द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Prince Rama, son of Dasharatha (Rama, descendant of Raghu)

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Rama's younger brother (Lakshmana)

• च (ca) - and, also

• धनुष्पाणिम् (dhanuṣpāṇim) - bow-in-hand, armed with a bow

• लङ्का (laṅkā) - The city/island of Lanka, where Ravana resided (Lanka (name of the island kingdom))

• द्वारम् (dvāram) - The main entrance gate of Lanka (door, gate, entrance)

• उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - arrived, present, standing near, approached

Words meanings and morphology

अरिघ्नम् (arighnam) - enemy-slayer, destroyer of foes

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arighna

arighna - destroyer of enemies, foe-slayer

From 'ari' (enemy) and root 'han' (to strike, kill), with ghna as a substitute for han in compounds.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+han)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• ghna – slayer, destroyer (from han)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with a suffix causing ghna substitution.
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rāghavam'

सिंहसंकाशम् (siṁhasaṁkāśam) - lion-like, resembling a lion

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siṃhasaṃkāśa

siṁhasaṁkāśa - lion-like, resembling a lion

Compound of siṃha (lion) and saṃkāśa (resembling).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (siṃha+saṃkāśa)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  From sam + √kāś (to appear, shine).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rāghavam'

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, soon

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'kṣipra' (quick).

Note: Adverb modifying 'drakṣyasi'

द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

future active

From root √dṛś (to see), future stem 'drakṣya'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Prince Rama, son of Dasharatha (Rama, descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Patronymic from Raghu.

Note: Object of 'drakṣyasi'

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Rama's younger brother (Lakshmana)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)

Note: Object of 'drakṣyasi', linked by 'ca'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'rāghavam' and 'lakṣmaṇam'

धनुष्पाणिम् (dhanuṣpāṇim) - bow-in-hand, armed with a bow

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanuṣpāṇi

dhanuṣpāṇi - one who has a bow in hand, armed with a bow

Compound of 'dhanus' (bow) + 'pāṇi' (hand).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhanus+pāṇi)

• dhanus – bow, weapon
  noun (neuter)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'lakṣmaṇam'

लङ्का (laṅkā) - The city/island of Lanka, where Ravana resided (Lanka (name of the island kingdom))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (proper name)

Note: Forms a compound 'laṅkā dvāram' (Lanka's gate)

द्वारम् (dvāram) - The main entrance gate of Lanka (door, gate, entrance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvāra

dvāra - door, gate, entrance

From root √dvṛ (to enclose, cover).

Root: dvṛ

Note: Object of implied verb 'being at', or location for 'upasthitam'

उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - arrived, present, standing near, approached

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upasthita

upasthita - present, standing near, arrived, approached

past passive participle

From upa + √sthā (to stand).

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'lakṣmaṇam' and by extension 'rāghavam'

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