वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-71

रावणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा गुणदोषु विमृश्य च ।
पश्चादपि महाबाहो शत्रून्युधि विजेष्यसि ॥७१॥

71. rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā guṇadoṣu vimṛśya ca ,
paścādapi mahābāho śatrūnyudhi vijeṣyasi.

71. rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā guṇadoṣu vimṛśya ca
paścāt api mahābāho śatrūn yudhi vijesyasi

71. mahābāho rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā ca guṇadoṣu
vimṛśya paścāt api yudhi śatrūn vijesyasi

71. After hearing Rāvaṇa's words and pondering on their merits and demerits, O mighty-armed one, you will later conquer the enemies in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

• वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, word

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• गुणदोषु (guṇadoṣu) - on the merits and demerits

• विमृश्य (vimṛśya) - having pondered, having considered

• च (ca) - and

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later

• अपि (api) - even, also

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle

• विजेस्यसि (vijesyasi) - you will conquer

Words meanings and morphology

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Lanka)

वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, word

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - speech, word, utterance

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Can also be nominative singular; contextually, accusative as the object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru (class 5) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

गुणदोषु (guṇadoṣu) - on the merits and demerits

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of guṇadoṣa

guṇadoṣa - merits and demerits, good and bad qualities

Compound type : dvandva (guṇa+doṣa)

• guṇa – quality, merit, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• doṣa – fault, defect, demerit
  noun (masculine)

विमृश्य (vimṛśya) - having pondered, having considered

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root mṛś (class 6) with upasarga vi- and suffix -ya (lYAP)

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛś (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with strong arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to a mighty-armed hero, likely Rāma or Lakṣmaṇa in context.

शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

युधि (yudhi) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

विजेस्यसि (vijesyasi) - you will conquer

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vi-ji

future tense, second person singular

Root ji (class 1) with upasarga vi-; Future tense (lṛṭ), parasmaipada, second person singular.

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

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