वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-45, verse-5

पुरस्योपनिविष्टस्य सहसा पीडितस्य च ।
नान्यं युद्धात् प्रपश्यामि मोक्षं युद्धविशारद ॥५॥

5. purasyopaniviṣṭasya sahasā pīḍitasya ca ,
nānyaṃ yuddhāt prapaśyāmi mokṣaṃ yuddhaviśārada.

5. purasya upaniviṣṭasya sahasā pīḍitasya ca na
anyam yuddhāt prapaśyāmi mokṣam yuddhavaśārada

5. yuddhavaśārada upaniviṣṭasya sahasā pīḍitasya
ca purasya yuddhāt anyam mokṣam na prapaśyāmi

5. O expert in war, I see no other means of liberation (mokṣa) for this city, which is besieged and suddenly afflicted, than warfare.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरस्य (purasya) - of the city (of the city, of the fortress)

• उपनिविष्टस्य (upaniviṣṭasya) - of the besieged (city) (of the besieged, of the encamped, of the one settled near)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, forcibly, quickly, violently)

• पीडितस्य (pīḍitasya) - of the afflicted (city) (of the afflicted, of the distressed, of the tormented)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अन्यम् (anyam) - other (way out) (other, another, different)

• युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - than warfare (from war, than war)

• प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see (I see, I perceive)

• मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - way of liberation (mokṣa), escape (liberation, release, salvation, escape)

• युद्धवशारद (yuddhavaśārada) - O expert in war (skilled in war, expert in battle)

Words meanings and morphology

पुरस्य (purasya) - of the city (of the city, of the fortress)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

Note: Qualifies 'upaniviṣṭasya' and 'pīḍitasya'.

उपनिविष्टस्य (upaniviṣṭasya) - of the besieged (city) (of the besieged, of the encamped, of the one settled near)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of upaniviṣṭa

upaniviṣṭa - besieged, encamped, settled near

Past Passive Participle

From upa-ni-√viś (to encamp, settle down, besiege) with suffix -ta.

Prefixes: upa+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'purasya'.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, forcibly, quickly, violently)

(indeclinable)

Instrumental singular of 'sahas' used as an adverb.

Note: Modifies 'pīḍitasya'.

पीडितस्य (pīḍitasya) - of the afflicted (city) (of the afflicted, of the distressed, of the tormented)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pīḍita

pīḍita - afflicted, distressed, tormented

Past Passive Participle

From √pīḍ (to oppress, distress) with suffix -ta.

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'purasya'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'upaniviṣṭasya' and 'pīḍitasya'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'prapaśyāmi'.

अन्यम् (anyam) - other (way out) (other, another, different)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Qualifies 'mokṣam'.

युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - than warfare (from war, than war)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - war, battle, fight

From √yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Used with 'anyam' to express 'other than'.

प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see (I see, I perceive)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √dṛś

Present (laṭ)

Present 1st person singular active of pra-√dṛś (paśya class).

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - way of liberation (mokṣa), escape (liberation, release, salvation, escape)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, salvation, escape, freedom

From √muc (to release, free) with suffix -sa.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Direct object of 'prapaśyāmi'.

युद्धवशारद (yuddhavaśārada) - O expert in war (skilled in war, expert in battle)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yuddhavaśārada

yuddhavaśārada - skilled in war, expert in battle

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (yuddha+viśārada)

• yuddha – war, battle, fight
  noun (neuter)
  From √yudh (to fight).
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• viśārada – skilled, expert, clever, prominent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Address to Prahasta.

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