वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-8

एष निर्याम्यहं युद्धमुद्यतः शत्रुनिर्जये ।
दुर्नयं भवतामद्य समीकर्तुं महाहवे ॥८॥

8. eṣa niryāmyahaṃ yuddhamudyataḥ śatrunirjaye ,
durnayaṃ bhavatāmadya samīkartuṃ mahāhave.

8. eṣaḥ niryāmi aham yuddham udyataḥ śatrunirjaye
durnayam bhavatām adya samīkartum mahāhave

8. aham eṣa udyataḥ yuddham niryāmi śatrunirjaye
adya bhavatām durnayam mahāhave samīkartum

8. Now I shall go forth to battle, prepared for the conquest of the enemy, to rectify your ill-counsel today in this great war.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, here I am, well then

• निर्यामि (niryāmi) - I go forth, I set out, I depart

• अहम् (aham) - I

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - to battle, war

• उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - prepared, ready, undertaken

• शत्रुनिर्जये (śatrunirjaye) - in the conquest of the enemy, for the defeat of the enemy

• दुर्नयम् (durnayam) - bad policy, ill-conduct, folly, misdeed

• भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (honorific plural)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• समीकर्तुम् (samīkartum) - to rectify, to set right, to correct

• महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, here I am, well then

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

निर्यामि (niryāmi) - I go forth, I set out, I depart

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of niryā

present active

present stem of nir-√yā

Prefix: nir

Root: yā (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

युद्धम् (yuddham) - to battle, war

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, combat

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Implies 'towards battle' or 'for battle'

उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - prepared, ready, undertaken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udyata

udyata - prepared, ready, active, undertaken

past passive participle

from verb ud-yam

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

शत्रुनिर्जये (śatrunirjaye) - in the conquest of the enemy, for the defeat of the enemy

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śatrunirjaya

śatrunirjaya - conquest of enemies, victory over foes

Compound type : tatpurusha (śatru+nirjaya)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• nirjaya – conquest, victory
  noun (masculine)
  from nir-jī
  Prefix: nir
  Root: jī (class 1)

Note: Can also imply dative of purpose, 'for the conquest'

दुर्नयम् (durnayam) - bad policy, ill-conduct, folly, misdeed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durnaya

durnaya - bad policy, misconduct, mismanagement, imprudence

Compound type : karmadharaya (dur+naya)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
  prefix for negative sense
• naya – conduct, policy, leadership, wisdom
  noun (masculine)
  from root nī
  Root: nī (class 1)

भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (honorific plural)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (honorific)

present active participle

root bhū, used as a respectful pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

समीकर्तुम् (samīkartum) - to rectify, to set right, to correct

(verb)

infinitive of samīkartu

infinitive

infinitive of the denominative verb samī-kṛ

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle, great war

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+hava)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• hava – battle, war, combat, fight
  noun (masculine)
  from root hū (to call, challenge)
  Root: hū (class 3)

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