वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-17, verse-3

त्वं तु सौम्य परित्रस्तो हरिभिर्निर्जितो भृशम् ।
प्रतिप्रदानमद्यैव सीतायाः साधु मन्यसे ।
को हि नाम सपत्नो मां समरे जेतुमर्हति ॥३॥

3. tvaṃ tu saumya paritrasto haribhirnirjito bhṛśam ,
pratipradānamadyaiva sītāyāḥ sādhu manyase ,
ko hi nāma sapatno māṃ samare jetumarhati.

3. tvam tu saumya paritrastaḥ haribhiḥ
nirjitaḥ bhr̥śam pratipradānam adya
eva sītāyāḥ sādhu manyase kaḥ hi
nāma sapatnaḥ mām samare jetum arhati

3. tu saumya tvam haribhiḥ bhr̥śam
paritrastaḥ nirjitaḥ sītāyāḥ pratipradānam
adya eva sādhu manyase hi nāma
kaḥ sapatnaḥ mām samare jetum arhati

3. But you, gentle Sāraṇa, are greatly terrified, having been soundly defeated by the monkeys. Therefore, you consider the immediate return of Sītā to be proper. For who, indeed, among my enemies, is capable of conquering me in battle?

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle Sāraṇa (gentle one, dear one, auspicious one)

• परित्रस्तः (paritrastaḥ) - very frightened, terrified

• हरिभिः (haribhiḥ) - by the monkeys

• निर्जितः (nirjitaḥ) - defeated, conquered

• भ्र्̥शम् (bhr̥śam) - greatly, intensely, exceedingly

• प्रतिप्रदानम् (pratipradānam) - the return of Sītā (giving back, returning, restitution)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

• साधु (sādhu) - good, proper, right, excellent

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider, you believe

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• नाम (nāma) - among my enemies (implies identification or challenging) (by name, indeed, pray)

• सपत्नः (sapatnaḥ) - enemy, rival

• माम् (mām) - me

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to win

• अर्हति (arhati) - he is able, he deserves, he ought

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person singular pronoun.

Note: Refers to Sāraṇa.

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

Conjunction, often indicating contrast.

सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle Sāraṇa (gentle one, dear one, auspicious one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, benevolent, auspicious, dear, related to Soma

Derived from 'soma' (moon or Soma plant).

परित्रस्तः (paritrastaḥ) - very frightened, terrified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paritrasta

paritrasta - very frightened, terrified, greatly alarmed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of 'pari-tras' (to be greatly terrified).

Prefix: pari

Root: tras (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

हरिभिः (haribhiḥ) - by the monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, ape; a lion; Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa; brown/yellowish color

i-stem masculine noun.

निर्जितः (nirjitaḥ) - defeated, conquered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirjita

nirjita - defeated, conquered, overcome

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of 'nir-ji' (to conquer, defeat).

Prefix: nis

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

भ्र्̥शम् (bhr̥śam) - greatly, intensely, exceedingly

(indeclinable)

Often used adverbially.

Note: It is an adverb here.

प्रतिप्रदानम् (pratipradānam) - the return of Sītā (giving back, returning, restitution)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratipradāna

pratipradāna - giving back, returning, restitution, requital

Action noun from 'prati-pra-dā' (to give back).

Prefixes: prati+pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the action of giving Sītā back.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka, wife of Rāma)

साधु (sādhu) - good, proper, right, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, proper, right, virtuous, excellent (as adj); well, rightly (as adv)

From root 'sādh' (to accomplish, succeed).

Root: sādh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pratipradānam'.

मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider, you believe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present

Present tense, 2nd person singular, middle voice of 'man' (to think), class 4.

Root: man (class 4)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing affirmation or cause.

नाम (nāma) - among my enemies (implies identification or challenging) (by name, indeed, pray)

(indeclinable)

Often used adverbially to express emphasis or challenge.

Note: Emphasizes the rhetorical question.

सपत्नः (sapatnaḥ) - enemy, rival

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sapatna

sapatna - enemy, rival, co-wife

From 'sa-' (with) + 'patnī' (wife, mistress - here implying rival in power/claim).

Note: Appositive to 'kaḥ'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

From 'sam-r̥' (to meet, clash).

Prefix: sam

Root: r̥ (class 3)

जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to win

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of ji

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'ji'.

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Used with 'arhati'.

अर्हति (arhati) - he is able, he deserves, he ought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of 'arh' (to be worthy).

Root: arh (class 1)