वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-15

भविष्यति न मे शोकः कुम्भकर्णे विबोधिते ।
किं करिष्याम्यहं तेन शक्रतुल्यबलेन हि ॥१५॥

15. bhaviṣyati na me śokaḥ kumbhakarṇe vibodhite ,
kiṃ kariṣyāmyahaṃ tena śakratulyabalena hi.

15. bhaviṣyati na me śokaḥ kumbhakarṇe vibodhite
kim kariṣyāmi aham tena śakratulyabalena hi

15. There will be no sorrow for me once Kumbhakarṇa is awakened. What indeed will I not be able to do with him, whose strength is equal to Indra's?

Words meanings summery:

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

• शोकः (śokaḥ) - sorrow, grief

• कुम्भकर्णे (kumbhakarṇe) - when Kumbhakarṇa is awakened (in Kumbhakarṇa, regarding Kumbhakarṇa)

• विबोधिते (vibodhite) - when awakened (referring to Kumbhakarṇa) (awakened, made aware, enlightened)

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, how?

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I shall do, I will make

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तेन (tena) - by him, with him

• शक्रतुल्यबलेन (śakratulyabalena) - by him whose strength is equal to Indra's

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

Words meanings and morphology

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future tense

Root bhū, future indicative, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Enclitic form of mad (asmad).

शोकः (śokaḥ) - sorrow, grief

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - sorrow, grief, anguish

From root śuc (to grieve).

Root: śuc (class 1)

कुम्भकर्णे (kumbhakarṇe) - when Kumbhakarṇa is awakened (in Kumbhakarṇa, regarding Kumbhakarṇa)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarṇa (name of Rāvaṇa's brother)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, jar
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

विबोधिते (vibodhite) - when awakened (referring to Kumbhakarṇa) (awakened, made aware, enlightened)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of vibodhita

vibodhita - awakened, roused, instructed

Past Passive Participle

From root budh (to wake, perceive) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, modifying Kumbhakarṇa.

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, how?

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Here used adverbially, 'what (will I do)'.

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I shall do, I will make

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future tense

Root kṛ, future indicative, 1st person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun.

तेन (tena) - by him, with him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

शक्रतुल्यबलेन (śakratulyabalena) - by him whose strength is equal to Indra's

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakratulyabala

śakratulyabala - having strength equal to Indra, as powerful as Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śakra+tulya+bala)

• śakra – Indra (name of a deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• tulya – equal, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound word, agreeing with 'tena'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis or causation.

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