वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-2, verse-12

इमे हि समरे शूरा हरयः कामरूपिणः ।
तदलं विक्लवा बुद्धी राजन् सर्वार्थनाशनी ॥१२॥

12. ime hi samare śūrā harayaḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ ,
tadalaṃ viklavā buddhī rājan sarvārthanāśanī.

12. ime hi samare śūrāḥ harayaḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ tat
alam viklavā buddhiḥ rājan sarvārthanāśanī

12. rājan hi ime śūrāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ harayaḥ samare
tat alam viklavā sarvārthanāśanī buddhiḥ

12. Indeed, these heroes, the monkeys (harayaḥ), are shape-shifters (kāmarūpiṇaḥ) in battle. Therefore, enough with such a dejected mindset, O King, which destroys all goals.

Words meanings summery:

• इमे (ime) - these (referring to the monkeys) (these (masculine plural))

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

• समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes (heroes, brave ones, warriors)

• हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys (harayaḥ) (monkeys, brown-colored ones, lions, horses)

• कामरूपिणः (kāmarūpiṇaḥ) - shape-shifters (kāmarūpiṇaḥ) (shape-shifters, assuming any form at will)

• तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, that, so)

• अलम् (alam) - enough (enough, sufficient, capable, in vain)

• विक्लवा (viklavā) - dejected (confused, agitated, dejected, timid)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - mindset, intellect (intellect, mind, understanding, judgment)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (O King, ruler)

• सर्वार्थनाशनी (sarvārthanāśanī) - which destroys all goals (destroyer of all purposes/goals)

Words meanings and morphology

इमे (ime) - these (referring to the monkeys) (these (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

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

(indeclinable)

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes (heroes, brave ones, warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, brave, valiant, warrior

हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys (harayaḥ) (monkeys, brown-colored ones, lions, horses)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, lion, horse, Vishnu, Indra, sun, moon, brown/yellow colored

Note: Term `harayaḥ` is specified for bracketed treatment.

कामरूपिणः (kāmarūpiṇaḥ) - shape-shifters (kāmarūpiṇaḥ) (shape-shifters, assuming any form at will)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāmarūpin

kāmarūpin - assuming any form at will, shape-shifter

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+rūpin)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• rūpin – having a form, in the form of, shape
  adjective (masculine)
  From rūpa (रूप) "form" + -in (इन्).

Note: Agrees with harayaḥ.

तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, that, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Null for gender/number/case because used as indeclinable conjunction.

अलम् (alam) - enough (enough, sufficient, capable, in vain)

(indeclinable)

Note: The construction `alam` + nominative (or implied instrumental) here means "enough of" or "let there be no".

विक्लवा (viklavā) - dejected (confused, agitated, dejected, timid)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viklava

viklava - confused, agitated, timid, dejected, bewildered

Prefix: vi

Root: klava

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - mindset, intellect (intellect, mind, understanding, judgment)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, mind, understanding, judgment, perception

From root budh (बुध्) 'to know, understand'.

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied 'astu' (let it be).

राजन् (rājan) - O King (O King, ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Direct address.

सर्वार्थनाशनी (sarvārthanāśanī) - which destroys all goals (destroyer of all purposes/goals)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvārthanāśin

sarvārthanāśin - destroying all objects/purposes/wealth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+artha+nāśin)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• nāśin – destroying, perishing, destroyer
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root naś (नश्) 'to perish, destroy', forms an agent noun/adjective.
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with buddhiḥ.

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