वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-21, verse-18

तत्रत्र प्रतिपत्स्यामि ज्ञात्वा तेषां बलाबलम् ।
अवश्यं बलसंख्यानं कर्तव्यं युद्धमिच्छता ॥१८॥

18. tatratra pratipatsyāmi jñātvā teṣāṃ balābalam ,
avaśyaṃ balasaṃkhyānaṃ kartavyaṃ yuddhamicchatā.

18. tatra atra pratipatsyāmi jñātvā teṣām balābalam
avaśyam balasaṅkhyānam kartavyam yuddham icchatā

18. After knowing their strengths and weaknesses, I will then act accordingly. Indeed, an assessment of strength must be made by one who desires battle.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - then, there, in that case

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• प्रतिपत्स्यामि (pratipatsyāmi) - I shall proceed, I shall act, I shall understand

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

• बलाबलम् (balābalam) - relative strength (strength and weakness)

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - necessarily, certainly, inevitably

• बलसङ्ख्यानम् (balasaṅkhyānam) - enumeration of strength, assessment of power

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, ought to be done

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war

• इच्छता (icchatā) - by one desiring

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - then, there, in that case

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

प्रतिपत्स्यामि (pratipatsyāmi) - I shall proceed, I shall act, I shall understand

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pratipad

future

1st person singular active future of √pad with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root √jñā (to know) with suffix -ktvā

Root: jñā (class 9)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

बलाबलम् (balābalam) - relative strength (strength and weakness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of balābala

balābala - strength and weakness, relative strength, the strong and the weak

Compound type : dvandva (bala+abala)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• abala – weakness, lack of strength
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'a' (negation) + 'bala' (strength)

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - necessarily, certainly, inevitably

(indeclinable)

बलसङ्ख्यानम् (balasaṅkhyānam) - enumeration of strength, assessment of power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of balasaṅkhyāna

balasaṅkhyāna - enumeration of strength, assessment of power, calculation of forces

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bala+saṅkhyāna)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• saṅkhyāna – enumeration, calculation, reckoning
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √khyā (to tell) with prefixes sam + khyā
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā (class 2)

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, ought to be done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, proper

gerundive

Derived from root √kṛ (to do) with suffix -tavya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

इच्छता (icchatā) - by one desiring

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of icchat

icchat - desiring, wishing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √iṣ (to wish, desire)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Used substantively here to mean 'by him who desires'

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