वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-60, verse-4

न तात मोहं प्रतिगन्तुमर्हसि यत्रेन्द्रजिज्जीवति राक्षसेन्द्र ।
नेन्द्रारिबाणाभिहतो हि कश्चित् प्राणान् समर्थः समरे ऽभिधर्तुम् ॥४॥

4. na tāta mohaṃ pratigantumarhasi yatrendrajijjīvati rākṣasendra ,
nendrāribāṇābhihato hi kaścit prāṇān samarthaḥ samare'bhidhartum.

4. na tāta moham pratigantum arhasi
yatra indrajit jīvati rākṣasendra | na
indrāri-bāṇa-abhihataḥ hi kaścit
prāṇān samarthaḥ samare abhidhartum

4. tāta,
yatra indrajit rākṣasendra jīvati,
(tatra) moham pratigantum na arhasi.
hi,
indrāri-bāṇa-abhihataḥ kaścit samare prāṇān abhidhartum na samarthaḥ.

4. O father, you ought not to give in to bewilderment, as long as Indrajit, the lord of rākṣasas, lives. Indeed, no one struck by the arrows of the foe of Indra is capable of sustaining their vital breath (prāṇa) in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तात (tāta) - O father, dear one

• मोहम् (moham) - bewilderment, delusion, unconsciousness

• प्रतिगन्तुम् (pratigantum) - to go towards, to yield, to return

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case, as long as

• इन्द्रजित् (indrajit) - Indrajit (proper name)

• जीवति (jīvati) - lives, is alive

• राक्षसेन्द्र (rākṣasendra) - lord of rākṣasas, chief of rākṣasas

• न (na) - not, no

• इन्द्रारि-बाण-अभिहतः (indrāri-bāṇa-abhihataḥ) - struck by the arrows of Indrajit (struck by the arrows of the foe of Indra)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - vital breaths, life

• समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable, able

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• अभिधर्तुम् (abhidhartum) - to sustain, to hold, to keep

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तात (tāta) - O father, dear one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear, my child (vocative)

मोहम् (moham) - bewilderment, delusion, unconsciousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - bewilderment, delusion, infatuation, unconsciousness

प्रतिगन्तुम् (pratigantum) - to go towards, to yield, to return

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root 'gam' (to go) with upasarga 'prati'

Prefix: prati

Root: gam (class 1)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case, as long as

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रजित् (indrajit) - Indrajit (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indrajit

indrajit - conqueror of Indra, name of Rāvaṇa's son

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+jit)

• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• jit – conquering, victor
  adjective
  Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

जीवति (jīvati) - lives, is alive

(verb)

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

Root: jīv (class 1)

राक्षसेन्द्र (rākṣasendra) - lord of rākṣasas, chief of rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas, lord of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – a demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, best (also name of a god)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Here, it acts as an appositive to 'Indrajit'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रारि-बाण-अभिहतः (indrāri-bāṇa-abhihataḥ) - struck by the arrows of Indrajit (struck by the arrows of the foe of Indra)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indrāri-bāṇa-abhihata

indrāri-bāṇa-abhihata - struck by the arrows of Indra's foe

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indrāri+bāṇa+abhihata)

• indrāri – foe of Indra (referring to Indrajit)
  noun (masculine)
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• abhihata – struck, hit, wounded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike) with upasarga 'abhi'
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: han (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - vital breaths, life

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - vital breath, life, air, respiration

समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable, able

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samartha

samartha - capable, able, competent, suitable

Derived from 'sam-arth' (to be able)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

अभिधर्तुम् (abhidhartum) - to sustain, to hold, to keep

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root 'dhṛ' (to hold, bear) with upasarga 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

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