वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-41, verse-17

निष्फलाः खलु संवृत्ताः शरा वासुकितेजसः ।
आदत्तं यैस्तु संग्रामे रिपूणां मम जीवितम् ॥१७॥

17. niṣphalāḥ khalu saṃvṛttāḥ śarā vāsukitejasaḥ ,
ādattaṃ yaistu saṃgrāme ripūṇāṃ mama jīvitam.

17. niṣphalāḥ khalu saṃvṛttāḥ śarā vāsukitejasaḥ
ādattaṃ yaiḥ tu saṅgrāme ripūṇāṃ mama jīvitam

17. Indeed, those arrows, endowed with the brilliance of Vasuki, have become fruitless, despite the fact that by them my enemies' lives were taken in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• निष्फलाः (niṣphalāḥ) - useless, of no effect (fruitless, useless, unproductive)

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, surely, truly)

• संवृत्ताः (saṁvṛttāḥ) - have become (become, turned into, happened)

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• वासुकितेजसः (vāsukitejasaḥ) - endowed with the brilliance/power of Vasuki (of the brilliance of Vasuki, having the brilliance of Vasuki)

• आदत्तं (ādattaṁ) - taken away (taken, seized, received)

• यैः (yaiḥ) - by which (arrows) (by whom, by which)

• तु (tu) - indeed, despite (but, indeed, however)

• सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• रिपूणां (ripūṇāṁ) - of my enemies (of enemies)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life (singular) (life, living)

Words meanings and morphology

निष्फलाः (niṣphalāḥ) - useless, of no effect (fruitless, useless, unproductive)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niṣphala

niṣphala - fruitless, useless, unproductive

compound of nis and phala

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+phala)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'śarāḥ'.

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, surely, truly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

संवृत्ताः (saṁvṛttāḥ) - have become (become, turned into, happened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃvṛtta

saṁvṛtta - become, happened, accomplished

past passive participle

root vṛt with prefix sam, suffix -kta

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Functions as the main verb 'have become' with 'śarāḥ'.

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: Subject of the first clause.

वासुकितेजसः (vāsukitejasaḥ) - endowed with the brilliance/power of Vasuki (of the brilliance of Vasuki, having the brilliance of Vasuki)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāsukitejas

vāsukitejas - the brilliance/power of Vasuki

compound of vāsuki and tejas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsuki+tejas)

• vāsuki – name of a Naga king (serpent deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• tejas – sharpness, brilliance, power, energy
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 4)

Note: Used as an adjective in nominative plural, agreeing with 'śarāḥ'.

आदत्तं (ādattaṁ) - taken away (taken, seized, received)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādatta

ādatta - taken, seized, received, appropriated

past passive participle

root dā with prefix ā, suffix -kta

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Functions as the predicate for 'jīvitam' in the relative clause.

यैः (yaiḥ) - by which (arrows) (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to 'śarāḥ'.

तु (tu) - indeed, despite (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, or indicating a contrast.

सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, war, combat

Prefix: sam

Root: gram (class 1)

रिपूणां (ripūṇāṁ) - of my enemies (of enemies)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe

Note: Possessive for 'jīvitam'.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life (singular) (life, living)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, existence

past passive participle

root jīv + kta suffix

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'ādattaṃ' in the relative clause.

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