वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-59, verse-31
सुरासुरैरवध्यत्वं दत्तमस्मै स्वयम्भुवा ।
एतच्च कवचं दिव्यं रथश्चैषो ऽर्कभास्करः ॥३१॥
एतच्च कवचं दिव्यं रथश्चैषो ऽर्कभास्करः ॥३१॥
31. surāsurairavadhyatvaṃ dattamasmai svayambhuvā ,
etacca kavacaṃ divyaṃ rathaścaiṣo'rkabhāskaraḥ.
etacca kavacaṃ divyaṃ rathaścaiṣo'rkabhāskaraḥ.
31.
surāsuraiḥ avadhyatvam dattam asmai svayambhuvā |
etat ca kavacam divyam rathaḥ ca eṣaḥ arkabhāskaraḥ
etat ca kavacam divyam rathaḥ ca eṣaḥ arkabhāskaraḥ
31.
svayambhuvā asmai surāsuraiḥ avadhyatvam dattam ca
etat divyam kavacam ca eṣaḥ rathaḥ arkabhāskaraḥ
etat divyam kavacam ca eṣaḥ rathaḥ arkabhāskaraḥ
31.
Invulnerability against gods and demons was granted to him by Brahmā (svayambhū). And this divine armor, along with this chariot, shines like the sun.
Words meanings summery:
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- सुरासुरैः (surāsuraiḥ) - by gods and demons
- अवध्यत्वम् (avadhyatvam) - invincibility, invulnerability
- दत्तम् (dattam) - given, granted
- अस्मै (asmai) - to Atikāya (to him)
- स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by Brahmā, by the self-existent one
- एतत् (etat) - this
- च (ca) - and
- कवचम् (kavacam) - armor
- दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial
- रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot
- च (ca) - and
- एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one
- अर्कभास्करः (arkabhāskaraḥ) - shining like the sun, sun-like
Words meanings and morphology
सुरासुरैः (surāsuraiḥ) - by gods and demons
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of surāsura
surāsura - gods and demons
Compound type : dvandva (sura+asura)
- sura – god, deity
noun (masculine) - asura – demon, anti-god
noun (masculine)
अवध्यत्वम् (avadhyatvam) - invincibility, invulnerability
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of avadhyatva
avadhyatva - invincibility, state of being invulnerable
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avadhya+tva)
- avadhya – not to be killed, invulnerable
adjective (masculine)
gerundive
Derived from root 'vadh' (to kill) with 'a' (negation) and '-ya' suffix (gerundive)
Prefix: a
Root: vadh (class 1) - tva – suffix denoting state, nature
indeclinable (neuter)
दत्तम् (dattam) - given, granted
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of datta
datta - given, granted
past passive participle
Derived from root 'dā' (to give)
Root: dā (class 3)
अस्मै (asmai) - to Atikāya (to him)
(pronoun)
Dative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he
स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by Brahmā, by the self-existent one
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of svayambhū
svayambhū - self-existent, Brahmā (svayambhū)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svayam+bhū)
- svayam – self, by oneself
indeclinable - bhū – being, existence
noun (masculine)
From root 'bhū' (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1)
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
कवचम् (kavacam) - armor
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kavaca
kavaca - armor, breast-plate
दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of divya
divya - divine, celestial, heavenly
Root: div (class 4)
रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ratha
ratha - chariot, war-car
Root: ram (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, he
अर्कभास्करः (arkabhāskaraḥ) - shining like the sun, sun-like
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arkabhāskara
arkabhāskara - sun-like, radiant as the sun
Compound type : karmadhāraya (arka+bhāskara)
- arka – sun, ray
noun (masculine)
Root: arc (class 1) - bhāskara – sun, light-maker
noun (masculine)
From 'bhās' (light) + 'kara' (maker)
Root: bhās (class 1)