वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-15, verse-6

न कामान्न च लोभाद्वा न भयात् पार्थिवात्मज ।
ग्राहनक्राकुलजलं स्तम्भयेयं कथं चन ॥६॥

6. na kāmānna ca lobhādvā na bhayāt pārthivātmaja ,
grāhanakrākulajalaṃ stambhayeyaṃ kathaṃ cana.

6. na kāmān na ca lobhāt vā na bhayāt pārthivātmaja
grāhanakrākulajalam stambhayeyam katham cana

6. O prince, I cannot possibly halt these waters, which are agitated by alligators and crocodiles, neither from desire, nor from greed, nor from fear.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• कामान् (kāmān) - from desires

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed, due to avarice

• वा (vā) - or

• न (na) - not, no

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, due to fear

• पार्थिवात्मज (pārthivātmaja) - Addressing Rāma or Lakṣmaṇa. (O son of a king, O prince)

• ग्राहनक्राकुलजलम् (grāhanakrākulajalam) - The water of the ocean. (water agitated by alligators and crocodiles)

• स्तम्भयेयम् (stambhayeyam) - I should stop/paralyze, I could halt

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what way

• चन (cana) - When used with an interrogative (like katham), it forms an indefinite or emphatic negative: 'how possibly... not at all'. (any, indeed, ever)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कामान् (kāmān) - from desires

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing

From root √kam 'to desire'

Root: kam (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed, due to avarice

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, avarice, covetousness

From root √lubh 'to covet'

Root: lubh (class 4)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, due to fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

From root √bhī 'to fear', with suffix -a

Root: bhī (class 3)

पार्थिवात्मज (pārthivātmaja) - Addressing Rāma or Lakṣmaṇa. (O son of a king, O prince)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthivātmaja

pārthivātmaja - son of a king, prince

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārthiva+ātmaja)

• pārthiva – relating to a king, royal, earthly, a king
  adjective (masculine)
  From pṛthivī + -aṇ
• ātmaja – born of oneself, son
  noun (masculine)
  From ātman + √jan + ḍa
  Root: jan (class 4)

ग्राहनक्राकुलजलम् (grāhanakrākulajalam) - The water of the ocean. (water agitated by alligators and crocodiles)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of grāhanakrākulajala

grāhanakrākulajala - water agitated by alligators and crocodiles

Compound noun

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (grāha+nakra+ākula+jala)

• grāha – alligator, crocodile, seizing creature
  noun (masculine)
  From √grah 'to seize'
  Root: grah (class 9)
• nakra – crocodile
  noun (masculine)
• ākula – agitated, confused, filled with
  adjective
  From ā + √kul 'to crowd'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kul (class 10)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

स्तम्भयेयम् (stambhayeyam) - I should stop/paralyze, I could halt

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of stambh

causative formation

Causative form (stambhayati) of √stambh, 1st person singular optative (vidhi-liṅ)

Root: stambh (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what way

(indeclinable)

चन (cana) - When used with an interrogative (like katham), it forms an indefinite or emphatic negative: 'how possibly... not at all'. (any, indeed, ever)

(indeclinable)