वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-56, verse-9

यस्य ते वज्रनिष्पेषो न कुर्याद्व्यसनं सदा ।
स कथं रामबाणार्तः प्रसुप्तो ऽसि महीतले ॥९॥

9. yasya te vajraniṣpeṣo na kuryādvyasanaṃ sadā ,
sa kathaṃ rāmabāṇārtaḥ prasupto'si mahītale.

9. yasya te vajra-niṣpeṣaḥ na kuryāt vyasanam sadā
saḥ katham rāma-bāṇa-ārtaḥ prasuptaḥ asi mahī-tale

9. yasya te vajra-niṣpeṣaḥ sadā vyasanam na kuryāt
saḥ rāma-bāṇa-ārtaḥ katham mahī-tale prasuptaḥ asi

9. How is it that you, whom even the crushing blow of a thunderbolt could never harm, are now lying asleep on the ground, afflicted by Rāma's arrows?

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - Referring to 'you' (Kumbhakarṇa), connecting his body to the action of the thunderbolt. (whose, of whom, of which)

• ते (te) - Pertaining to Kumbhakarṇa, indicating possession or relationship. (your, of you)

• वज्र-निष्पेषः (vajra-niṣpeṣaḥ) - Referring to the formidable power of Indra's weapon, indicating something that would normally cause severe harm. (crushing blow of the thunderbolt)

• न (na) - Negating the potential action of causing harm. (not, no)

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - Expressing a hypothetical or potential action that would not occur. (would do, should do, might do, would cause)

• व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - Harm or suffering that the thunderbolt's blow would inflict. (misfortune, calamity, distress, injury)

• सदा (sadā) - Indicating the constant resilience or immunity of Kumbhakarṇa. (always, ever, perpetually)

• सः (saḥ) - Referring back to Kumbhakarṇa. (he, that one)

• कथम् (katham) - Interrogative, expressing bewilderment at Kumbhakarṇa's current state. (how, in what manner, why)

• राम-बाण-आर्तः (rāma-bāṇa-ārtaḥ) - Describes Kumbhakarṇa's current state of being wounded unto death by Rāma's arrows. (afflicted by Rāma's arrows)

• प्रसुप्तः (prasuptaḥ) - Refers to Kumbhakarṇa being dead, metaphorically 'lying asleep' on the battlefield. (asleep, sleeping soundly)

• असि (asi) - The main verb, referring to Kumbhakarṇa (implied 'you'). (you are)

• मही-तले (mahī-tale) - The location where Kumbhakarṇa is lying dead. (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - Referring to 'you' (Kumbhakarṇa), connecting his body to the action of the thunderbolt. (whose, of whom, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whatever

Note: Refers to the implied 'you' (Kumbhakarṇa).

ते (te) - Pertaining to Kumbhakarṇa, indicating possession or relationship. (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of 'tava'.

वज्र-निष्पेषः (vajra-niṣpeṣaḥ) - Referring to the formidable power of Indra's weapon, indicating something that would normally cause severe harm. (crushing blow of the thunderbolt)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vajra-niṣpeṣa

vajra-niṣpeṣa - crushing, grinding, or striking of a thunderbolt

Compound type : tatpurusha (vajra+niṣpeṣa)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (neuter)
• niṣpeṣa – crushing, grinding, striking
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'piṣ' (to grind, crush) with prefix 'nis'.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: piṣ (class 7)

Note: Subject of the clause 'would not cause harm'.

न (na) - Negating the potential action of causing harm. (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - Expressing a hypothetical or potential action that would not occur. (would do, should do, might do, would cause)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of kṛ

optative active

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with 'na' to mean 'would not cause'.

व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - Harm or suffering that the thunderbolt's blow would inflict. (misfortune, calamity, distress, injury)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyasana

vyasana - misfortune, calamity, distress, injury, vice

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of 'kuryāt'.

सदा (sadā) - Indicating the constant resilience or immunity of Kumbhakarṇa. (always, ever, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

सः (saḥ) - Referring back to Kumbhakarṇa. (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the second clause.

कथम् (katham) - Interrogative, expressing bewilderment at Kumbhakarṇa's current state. (how, in what manner, why)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

राम-बाण-आर्तः (rāma-bāṇa-ārtaḥ) - Describes Kumbhakarṇa's current state of being wounded unto death by Rāma's arrows. (afflicted by Rāma's arrows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma-bāṇa-ārta

rāma-bāṇa-ārta - afflicted by Rāma's arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+bāṇa+ārta)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, pained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle from root 'ṛ' (to go, move), with prefix 'ā', meaning 'distressed, afflicted'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (Kumbhakarṇa).

प्रसुप्तः (prasuptaḥ) - Refers to Kumbhakarṇa being dead, metaphorically 'lying asleep' on the battlefield. (asleep, sleeping soundly)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasupta

prasupta - asleep, sleeping soundly, gone to sleep

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from root 'svap' (to sleep) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: svap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (Kumbhakarṇa).

असि (asi) - The main verb, referring to Kumbhakarṇa (implied 'you'). (you are)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

present active

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Implied subject 'tvam' (you).

मही-तले (mahī-tale) - The location where Kumbhakarṇa is lying dead. (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahī-tala

mahī-tala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, ground
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location.