वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-89

तमाह सौमित्रिरदीनसत्त्वो विस्फारयन्तं धनुरप्रमेयम् ।
अन्वेहि मामेव निशाचरेन्द्र न वानरांस्त्वं प्रति योद्धुमर्हसि ॥८९॥

89. tamāha saumitriradīnasattvo visphārayantaṃ dhanuraprameyam ,
anvehi māmeva niśācarendra na vānarāṃstvaṃ prati yoddhumarhasi.

89. tam āha saumitriḥ adīnasattvaḥ
visphārayantam dhanuḥ aprameyam
anvehi mām eva niśācarendra na
vānarān tvam prati yoddhum arhasi

89. adīnasattvaḥ saumitriḥ aprameyam
dhanuḥ visphārayantam tam āha
niśācarendra mām eva anvehi tvam
vānarān prati yoddhum na arhasi

89. Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa), whose spirit was not humble, said to him (Rāvaṇa), who was stretching his immeasurable bow: "O lord of the night-prowlers (Rākṣasas), come after me alone! You are not fit to fight against mere monkeys."

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - to him (Rāvaṇa) (him, that)

• आह (āha) - he said

• सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa)

• अदीनसत्त्वः (adīnasattvaḥ) - whose spirit was not humble (having an unhumble spirit, of noble spirit, high-spirited)

• विस्फारयन्तम् (visphārayantam) - stretching (his bow) (stretching, causing to expand)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable (immeasurable, incomprehensible, vast)

• अन्वेहि (anvehi) - come after (follow, pursue, come after)

• माम् (mām) - me

• एव (eva) - alone, only (only, just, indeed)

• निशाचरेन्द्र (niśācarendra) - O lord of the night-prowlers (Rākṣasas) (O lord of the night-prowlers, O king of Rākṣasas)

• न (na) - not

• वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• प्रति (prati) - against (towards, against, concerning)

• योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are fit (you are able, you deserve, you are fit)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - to him (Rāvaṇa) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Daśagrīva/Rāvaṇa.

आह (āha) - he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ah

Perfect Active

From root ah

Root: ah (class 2)

सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā (Lakṣmaṇa)

patronymic from Sumitrā

Note: Lakṣmaṇa.

अदीनसत्त्वः (adīnasattvaḥ) - whose spirit was not humble (having an unhumble spirit, of noble spirit, high-spirited)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adīnasattva

adīnasattva - not humble in spirit, high-spirited, noble-minded

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+dīna+sattva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dīna – humble, meek, poor, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dī
  Root: dī (class 4)
• sattva – being, existence, spirit, essence, courage
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Saumitri.

विस्फारयन्तम् (visphārayantam) - stretching (his bow) (stretching, causing to expand)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of visphārayat

visphārayat - stretching, causing to expand

Present Active Participle (causative)

from root sphṛ (to expand) with prefix vi-, in causative stem sphārayati

Prefix: vi

Root: sphṛ (class 6)

Note: Modifies tam (Rāvaṇa).

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Object of visphārayantam.

अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable (immeasurable, incomprehensible, vast)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aprameya

aprameya - immeasurable, unlimited, incomprehensible

Gerundive/kṛtya

From root mā (to measure) with prefix pra- and negation a-

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+prameya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• prameya – measurable, comprehensible
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/kṛtya
  From root mā with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Modifies dhanuḥ.

अन्वेहि (anvehi) - come after (follow, pursue, come after)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of i

Imperative Active

from root i with prefixes anu- and anva- (anu+i)

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of anvehi.

एव (eva) - alone, only (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes "me".

निशाचरेन्द्र (niśācarendra) - O lord of the night-prowlers (Rākṣasas) (O lord of the night-prowlers, O king of Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of niśācarendra

niśācarendra - lord of the night-prowlers (Rākṣasas)

Compound type : tatpurusha (niśācara+indra)

• niśācara – night-prowler, Rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
  niśā (night) + car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates arhasi.

वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Object of prati yoddhum.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of arhasi.

प्रति (prati) - against (towards, against, concerning)

(indeclinable)

योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root yudh

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Used with arhasi.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are fit (you are able, you deserve, you are fit)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Active

From root arh

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Takes an infinitive complement.