वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-52, verse-15

ज्वलन्तं तेजसा नित्यं क्रोधेन च दुरासदम् ।
कस्तं मृत्युमिवासह्यमासादयितुमर्हति ॥१५॥

15. jvalantaṃ tejasā nityaṃ krodhena ca durāsadam ,
kastaṃ mṛtyumivāsahyamāsādayitumarhati.

15. jvalantam tejasā nityam krodhena ca durāsadam
kaḥ tam mṛtyum iva asahyam āsādayitum arhati

15. kaḥ nityam tejasā jvalantam krodhena ca durāsadam
asahyam mṛtyum iva tam āsādayitum arhati

15. Who is capable of approaching him (Rama), who is constantly blazing with splendor and unassailable with wrath, like irresistible death (mṛtyu)?

Words meanings summery:

• ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing, shining, burning

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by radiance, by power

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• क्रोधेन (krodhena) - by anger, with wrath

• च (ca) - and

• दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - difficult to approach, unassailable, formidable

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• तम् (tam) - him (Rama) (him)

• मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death (mṛtyu)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• असह्यम् (asahyam) - unbearable, irresistible

• आसादयितुम् (āsādayitum) - to approach, to attain, to face

• अर्हति (arhati) - is able, is worthy, ought

Words meanings and morphology

ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing, shining, burning

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jvalat

jvalat - blazing, shining, burning

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √jval (to burn, shine).

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tam' (Rama).

तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by radiance, by power

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, radiance, energy, power, fire

Note: Instrument of 'jvalantam'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbially modifies 'jvalantam'.

क्रोधेन (krodhena) - by anger, with wrath

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, rage

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Instrument for being 'durāsadam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - difficult to approach, unassailable, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durāsada

durāsada - difficult to approach, unassailable, formidable, inaccessible

Compound of 'dus-' (difficult) and 'āsada' (to be approached, from √sad with ā).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dus+āsada)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
• āsada – approaching, reaching
  noun (masculine)
  From √sad with ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tam' (Rama).

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun, subject of 'arhati'.

तम् (tam) - him (Rama) (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rama, object of the infinitive 'āsādayitum'.

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death (mṛtyu)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, mortality

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

असह्यम् (asahyam) - unbearable, irresistible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asahya

asahya - unbearable, irresistible, intolerable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root √sah (to bear, endure) with prefix 'a-' (negation).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sahya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sahya – bearable, endurable
  adjective
  Gerundive
  From √sah.
  Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mṛtyum'.

आसादयितुम् (āsādayitum) - to approach, to attain, to face

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of āsād

Infinitive

Infinitive of √sad (to sit, to go) with prefix 'ā-'.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Governed by 'arhati'.

अर्हति (arhati) - is able, is worthy, ought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Active Indicative

Root arh, 1st class.

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'kaḥ'.

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