वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-5

सर्वं तत् खलु मे मोघं यत्तप्तं परमं तपः ।
यत् समानो महेन्द्रेण मानुषेणास्मि निर्जितः ॥५॥

5. sarvaṃ tat khalu me moghaṃ yattaptaṃ paramaṃ tapaḥ ,
yat samāno mahendreṇa mānuṣeṇāsmi nirjitaḥ.

5. sarvam tat khalu me mogham yat taptam paramam
tapaḥ yat samānaḥ mahendreṇa mānuṣeṇa asmi nirjitaḥ

5. khalu me tat sarvam paramam tapaḥ mogham yat taptam
yat samānaḥ mahendreṇa mānuṣeṇa asmi nirjitaḥ

5. Indeed, all that supreme austerity (tapas) which I performed has become futile, because I, who was comparable to Mahendra, have been defeated by a human.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• तत् (tat) - that

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• मोघम् (mogham) - futile, useless, in vain

• यत् (yat) - which (relative pronoun)

• तप्तम् (taptam) - practiced, performed (austerities)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance

• यत् (yat) - because, that (conjunction)

• समानः (samānaḥ) - equal, similar, comparable

• महेन्द्रेण (mahendreṇa) - by Mahendra (Indra)

• मानुषेण (mānuṣeṇa) - by Rama (who is a human) (by a human)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• निर्जितः (nirjitaḥ) - defeated, conquered

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, my

मोघम् (mogham) - futile, useless, in vain

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mogha

mogha - futile, vain, useless, fruitless

यत् (yat) - which (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

तप्तम् (taptam) - practiced, performed (austerities)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapta

tapta - heated, ardent; practiced (as austerity)

Past Passive Participle

From root √tap (class 1, 4), to heat, to practice austerity

Root: tap (class 1)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor

यत् (yat) - because, that (conjunction)

(indeclinable)

समानः (samānaḥ) - equal, similar, comparable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāna

samāna - equal, similar, same, comparable

महेन्द्रेण (mahendreṇa) - by Mahendra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - Great Indra, a name of Indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)

मानुषेण (mānuṣeṇa) - by Rama (who is a human) (by a human)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, belonging to humans, man

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense (laṭ)

From root √as (class 2, parasmaipada)

Root: as (class 2)

निर्जितः (nirjitaḥ) - defeated, conquered

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirjita

nirjita - defeated, conquered, overcome

Past Passive Participle

From root √ji (class 1, ātmanepada) with prefix nir-

Prefix: nir

Root: ji (class 1)

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