वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-69

देवदानवयक्षाणां गन्धर्वोरगरक्षसाम् ।
शत्रुमद्योद्धरिष्यामि त्वामृषीणां च कण्टकम् ॥६९॥

69. devadānavayakṣāṇāṃ gandharvoragarakṣasām ,
śatrumadyoddhariṣyāmi tvāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca kaṇṭakam.

69. deva-dānava-yakṣāṇām gandharva-uraga-rakṣasām
śatrum adya uddhariṣyāmi tvām ṛṣīṇām ca kaṇṭakam

69. adya aham tvām deva-dānava-yakṣāṇām gandharva-uraga-rakṣasām
śatrum ca ṛṣīṇām kaṇṭakam uddhariṣyāmi

69. Today I will remove you, who are an enemy to devas, dānavas, yakṣas, gandharvas, uragas, and rakṣasas, and a thorn to the sages (ṛṣis).

Words meanings summery:

• देव-दानव-यक्षाणाम् (deva-dānava-yakṣāṇām) - of devas, dānavas, and yakṣas

• गन्धर्व-उरग-रक्षसाम् (gandharva-uraga-rakṣasām) - of gandharvas, uragas, and rakṣasas

• शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy, adversary

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• उद्धरिष्यामि (uddhariṣyāmi) - I will remove you (as an enemy/thorn) (I will remove, I will destroy, I will uplift)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages, of seers

• च (ca) - and, also

• कण्टकम् (kaṇṭakam) - a thorn (troublemaker) for the sages (ṛṣis) (thorn, enemy, obstacle)

Words meanings and morphology

देव-दानव-यक्षाणाम् (deva-dānava-yakṣāṇām) - of devas, dānavas, and yakṣas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva-dānava-yakṣa

deva-dānava-yakṣa - devas, dānavas, and yakṣas (celestial beings, demons, and nature spirits)

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dānava+yakṣa)

• deva – a god, deity, celestial being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• dānava – a descendant of Danu; a class of demons
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from Danu
• yakṣa – a class of nature-spirits or demi-gods, often associated with wealth and guardians of treasures
  noun (masculine)

Note: Dvandva compound: devas, dānavas, and yakṣas.

गन्धर्व-उरग-रक्षसाम् (gandharva-uraga-rakṣasām) - of gandharvas, uragas, and rakṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gandharva-uraga-rakṣas

gandharva-uraga-rakṣas - gandharvas, uragas, and rakṣasas (celestial musicians, serpentine beings, and demons)

Compound type : dvandva (gandharva+uraga+rakṣas)

• gandharva – a celestial musician or semi-divine being
  noun (masculine)
• uraga – a snake, serpent, 'chest-goer'
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣas – a demon, a hostile being; a rakṣasa
  noun (masculine)

Note: Dvandva compound: gandharvas, uragas, and rakṣasas.

शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy, adversary

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, adversary

Note: Accusative singular, acting as an attribute of 'tvām'.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

उद्धरिष्यामि (uddhariṣyāmi) - I will remove you (as an enemy/thorn) (I will remove, I will destroy, I will uplift)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (luṭ) of uddhari

future tense

future tense, 1st person singular, active voice

Prefix: ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Derived from root dhṛ with upasarga ud-

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages, of seers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet; a Vedic poet or saint

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कण्टकम् (kaṇṭakam) - a thorn (troublemaker) for the sages (ṛṣis) (thorn, enemy, obstacle)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaṇṭaka

kaṇṭaka - thorn, prickle; enemy, rival; obstacle

Note: Accusative singular, acting as an attribute of 'tvām'.

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