वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-53

नूनमद्य गतो दर्पः स्वयम्भू वरदानजः ।
यस्य दण्डधरस्ते ऽहं दाराहरणकर्शितः ।
दण्डं धारयमाणस्तु लङ्काद्वरे व्यवस्थितः ॥५३॥

53. nūnamadya gato darpaḥ svayambhū varadānajaḥ ,
yasya daṇḍadharaste'haṃ dārāharaṇakarśitaḥ ,
daṇḍaṃ dhārayamāṇastu laṅkādvare vyavasthitaḥ.

53. nūnam adya gataḥ darpaḥ svayambhū
varadānajaḥ yasya daṇḍadharaḥ te
aham dārāharaṇakarśitaḥ daṇḍam
dhārayamāṇaḥ tu laṅkādvāre vyavasthitaḥ

53. nūnam adya svayambhū varadānajaḥ
darpaḥ gataḥ dārāharaṇakarśitaḥ aham
te yasya daṇḍadharaḥ tu daṇḍam
dhārayamāṇaḥ laṅkādvāre vyavasthitaḥ

53. Certainly, today the pride born of Brahmā's (svayambhū) boons is gone. For I, weakened by the abduction of my wife, am here as its wielder of punishment (daṇḍadharaḥ) for you. And I, bearing the staff of justice, stand at the gate of Laṅkā.

Words meanings summery:

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, departed, disappeared

• दर्पः (darpaḥ) - pride, arrogance, haughtiness

• स्वयम्भू (svayambhū) - Brahmā (the self-existent deity)

• वरदानजः (varadānajaḥ) - born from the boons granted by Brahmā (born from boons, resulting from boons)

• यस्य (yasya) - of that (pride) (whose, of which)

• दण्डधरः (daṇḍadharaḥ) - bearer of a staff, wielder of punishment

• ते (te) - for you (Ravana) (to you, for you)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• दाराहरणकर्शितः (dārāharaṇakarśitaḥ) - weakened by the abduction of my wife, Sītā (weakened by the abduction of a wife)

• दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - staff, rod, punishment, justice

• धारयमाणः (dhārayamāṇaḥ) - holding, bearing, carrying

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• लङ्काद्वारे (laṅkādvāre) - at the gate of Laṅkā

• व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - standing, situated, established

Words meanings and morphology

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, departed, disappeared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, passed away, disappeared, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'gam' (to go) with the suffix 'kta'.

Root: gam (class 1)

दर्पः (darpaḥ) - pride, arrogance, haughtiness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of darpa

darpa - pride, arrogance, haughtiness, conceit

स्वयम्भू (svayambhū) - Brahmā (the self-existent deity)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent; an epithet of Brahmā

Note: Used here to indicate the source of the boons, implicitly in a genitive relationship with 'varadānajaḥ'.

वरदानजः (varadānajaḥ) - born from the boons granted by Brahmā (born from boons, resulting from boons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varadānaja

varadānaja - born from a boon, produced from a gift

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (varadāna+ja)

• varadāna – granting a boon, a boon, a gift
  noun (neuter)
  From 'vara' (boon) and 'dāna' (giving).
• ja – born, produced from, arising from
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix derived from root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'darpaḥ'.

यस्य (yasya) - of that (pride) (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

दण्डधरः (daṇḍadharaḥ) - bearer of a staff, wielder of punishment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍadhara

daṇḍadhara - bearer of a staff, punisher, ruler

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+dhara)

• daṇḍa – staff, rod, punishment, justice
  noun (masculine)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying, maintaining
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to hold) with suffix 'ac'.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

ते (te) - for you (Ravana) (to you, for you)

(pronoun)

singular of yusmad

yusmad - you

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

दाराहरणकर्शितः (dārāharaṇakarśitaḥ) - weakened by the abduction of my wife, Sītā (weakened by the abduction of a wife)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dārāharaṇakarśita

dārāharaṇakarśita - weakened by the abduction of a wife

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dāra+haraṇa+karśita)

• dāra – wife (grammatically plural, semantically singular)
  noun (masculine)
• haraṇa – taking away, abduction, stealing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'hṛ' (to take, steal) with suffix 'lyuṭ'.
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• karśita – weakened, emaciated, tormented, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛś' (to make thin, weaken) with suffix 'kta'.
  Root: kṛś (class 10)

दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - staff, rod, punishment, justice

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, punishment, scepter, justice

धारयमाणः (dhārayamāṇaḥ) - holding, bearing, carrying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārayamāṇa

dhārayamāṇa - holding, bearing, wearing, maintaining

Present Middle Participle (Causal)

Derived from the causal stem of root 'dhṛ' (to hold) with the suffix 'śānac'.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

लङ्काद्वारे (laṅkādvāre) - at the gate of Laṅkā

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of laṅkādvāra

laṅkādvāra - the gate of Laṅkā

Compound type : Śaṣṭhī Tatpuruṣa (laṅkā+dvāra)

• laṅkā – Laṅkā (name of a city/island)
  proper noun (feminine)
• dvāra – gate, door, entrance
  noun (neuter)

व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - standing, situated, established

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavasthita

vyavasthita - standing, situated, established, arranged, fixed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefixes 'vi' and 'ava', and suffix 'kta'.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

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